News on monocrystalline

News on suppliers, market trends and technology innovations in polysilicon and wafer production is selected, assessed and written for you by Bernreuter Research.

Daqo New Energy’s polysilicon plant in Shihezi, Xinjiang

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China-based polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy is targeting total production costs of US$6.80/kg by the first quarter of 2020, down from $9.05/kg in Q2 2018 and $7.50/kg projected for 2019.

Solar module from GCL System Integration Technology made of cast mono wafers

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Chinese solar cell and module producer GCL System Integration Technology has started mass production of solar modules made of cast mono (also known as mono-like or quasi-mono) wafers from its affiliate GCL-Poly.

Presentation by GCL System Integration at EU PVSEC 2018: Industrially feasible PERC cells on diamond wire sawn multicrystalline silicon wafers textured by RIE towards 21.62% efficiency

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The European PV conference has shown that multicrystalline solar cells are still in the game. Three out of seven members of the Silicon Module Super League are strong on multi and believe in the future of this technology.

Directional solidification furnaces for multicrystalline silicon at Daqo New Energy in Chongqing

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Daqo New Energy’s decision to abandon its multicrystalline wafer manufacturing unit in Chongqing appears as a sign of bigger things to come: The market share of multicrystalline wafers will fall drastically.

Drawing of GCL-Poly’s polysilicon plant in Xinjiang

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GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has confirmed reports that the first phase of its new polysilicon plant in Xinjiang with a capacity of 20,000 metric tons will start up in September.

Corporate buildings of Longi and Aiko Solar

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Leading monocrystalline wafer maker Longi has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese cell producer Aiko Solar on developing high-efficiency wafers from ingots grown with the continuous Czochralski (CCz) process.

Longi’s four polysilicon supply contracts

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Leading monocrystalline wafer maker Longi has underpinned its rapid expansion by signing a contract with Xinte Energy for the delivery of 90,080 tons of polysilicon from 2019 through 2021.

Nexwafe’s pilot production facility for kerfless monocrystalline wafers in Freiburg, Germany

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German start-up Nexwafe, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, will build a 250 MW factory for epitaxially grown, kerfless monocrystalline n-type wafers in Bitterfeld-Wolfen in eastern Germany.

Polysilicon sales contracts of Tongwei

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Chinese Tongwei Group will deliver 70,000 tons of polysilicon to the second-largest manufacturer of monocrystalline wafers, Zhonghuan Semiconductor, from 2018 through 2021.

Polysilicon supply contracts of Longi

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Leading monocrystalline solar wafer manufacturer Longi has signed a contract with Chinese Tongwei Group for the delivery of 55,000 metric tons of polysilicon between May 2018 and December 2020.