Meyer Burger and Solestial purpose to beat area – pv journal Worldwide

From pv journal Germany

Meyer Burger Technology AG and Solestial Inc. entered right into a strategic partnership to provide next-generation, ultra-thin silicon photo voltaic cells to be used in area journey, the businesses introduced Monday.

“The partnership will revolutionize solar energy in area by enabling Solestial to ship ultra-thin, dependable, radiation-hardened cells and modules on an unprecedented scale,” they added.

The firms plan to mix radiation-resistant photo voltaic cells and versatile modules made by Solestial, that are optimized for long-term efficiency underneath the circumstances of area, with Meyer Burger’s heterojunction expertise. Solestial’s proprietary metallization course of and cosmic radiation harm discount applied sciences might be used to create photo voltaic cells that supply the effectivity and reliability required for on-orbit operation.

Solestial will provide its ultra-thin, radiation-hardened silicon wafers to Meyer Burger. The Swiss PV firm then processes them utilizing its heterojunction expertise and sends them again to Soestial’s manufacturing website in Tempe, Arizona, for metallization, completion and integration into versatile photo voltaic modules.

The cooperation will allow Solestial to produce sufficient photo voltaic modules to energy a whole bunch of spacecraft yearly from the center of subsequent yr. Production is scheduled to start on September 1, 2024.

“Meyer Burger is increasing into industries that require our proprietary know-how and superior applied sciences,” stated Meyer Burger CEO Gunter Erfurt. “By excelling at each stage of product improvement, we assist firms like Solestial scale, and help them of their progress.”