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of Sunshine’s efforts in CIGS over the past 4 years, but also attests to the performance and quality of Sunshine’s product worldwide, especially in Taiwan.
This certification will now also help prospective customers qualify for loan programs in Europe and the US, to expand their markets, and support long-time customers of Sunshine in creating brighter futures in sustainable energy and low-carbon living.
By reaching production capacity and passing the TÜV SUD test for 1100 mm x 1400 mm size CIGS modules, Sunshine PV Corporation believes this has silenced many doubters that CIGS technology could not achieve such high efficiency on large areas.
TÜV SUD certification is based on the IEC 61646 and IEC 61730 standards and measure safety, performance, and environmental degradation. Products achieving certification are suitable for sale in Europe, Asia and other countries. Sunshine is also focused on Golden Sun Certification and expects to pass through certification programs in Q1 2012.
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activity heats up Spire, TSMC, Avancis, Soitec and centrotherm increased module manufacturing capabilities in the last quarter of 2011
Despite recent, highly publicised problems at Evergreen Solar and Solyndra, solar energy continues to play an essential role as governments seek sources for renewable energy.
The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, “Compound Semiconductor Industry Review October-December 2011: Optoelectronics, Materials and Equipment,” offers a positive outlook for solar industry players.
Many companies are expanding their solar module or material capacity.
The report also captures product, technology, contract and financial announcements for companies in the optical and material supply chain, such as Aixtron, IQE, Kopin, Oclaro, GigOptix, Cree, JDSU, Avago Technologies, Finisar and Osram.
“It is easy to get a negative outlook about an entire segment when a couple of the high profile participants run into difficulties,” observes Eric Higham, Director of the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service. “Solar energy has become a widely deployed form of alternative energy. This report provides a snapshot of the growth and activity in the compound photovoltaic technologies which underpin the solar market.”
Asif Anwar, Director, Strategy Analytics Strategic Technologies Practice, adds, “Despite the bankruptcy proceedings at Solyndra and Evergreen Solar, photovoltaic device and module manufacturers continue to announce efficiency improvements
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www.compoundsemiconductor.net April/May 2012 TSMC Solar’s S-Fab, located in Taichung, Taiwan
“Our team has done an outstanding job to rapidly achieve these important milestones less than four months after completing tool move-in,” Chao points out. “TSMC Solar is pleased to have third-party verification of its ability to leverage its parent company’s quarter century heritage of delivering technology innovation, quality and manufacturing excellence.”
TSMC’s solar business was founded in May 2009 and is headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, with regional sales offices in Hamburg, Germany; San Jose, California and Boston, Massachusetts.
and capacity expansions.”
CIGS firm TSMC Solar begins production
On receiving UL, IEC and ISO 9001 certification, the firm has started to produce modules at its manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan
TSMC Solar has received both Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) certification for a wide range of its TS CIGS series PV modules.
Modules with nominal power of up to 130 W are now listed on the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) list of compliant PV modules.
“UL and IEC product certifications open the majority of the world’s solar markets to TSMC Solar products,” says Ying-Chen Chao, President of TSMC Solar. “We are also making rapid progress in acquiring the individual market and special purpose certifications required to compete in solar markets worldwide.”
TS CIGS series modules entered production this year,. The modules are produced at TSMC Solar’s highly automated manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan. Demonstrating its commitment to best practices in quality and manufacturing excellence, TSMC Solar has received ISO 9001 quality management system certification.
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