Midsummer -duo
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Swedish thin-film Solar Specialist Midsummer delivers a non-known Swedish industrial and defense group with a turnkey production line for thin film, indium, gallium, gallium and selenide (CIGS) solar cell production. The equipment has an annual capacity of 15 MW and a value of SEK 143.5 million ($ 14.8 million), according to the company.
Midsummer said that the duo system, which is used to produce thin-film solar cells based on CIGS technology, will be used in the first production phase in a factory with the intention of adding capacity at a later stage. The factory is located in a country that is not within the European continent, a spokesperson of the Midsummer told PV -Magazine Without providing further details.
The DUO equipment produces 156 mm x 156 mm solar cells on flexible stainless steel substrates with an efficiency of 17% and modules with an output up to 150 W/m². The cells can be used to make 3 kg/m² modules in different sizes and shapes, such as wave-shaped panels and large 1,000 W modules for flat roofs, according to the spokesperson.
“Our technology has been proven and we can set up full factories in a short time, offer all equipment, manage the entire project and also help with the later current operation, service and sale of produced panels,” said Eric Jaremalm of Midsummer in a statement. “We see it as an attractive offer for many countries and players.”
Midsummer, founded in 2004, develops production equipment for thin film production lines up to 200 MW, as well as producing and selling a series of lightweight solar panels on the roof based on its own technology.
It has a CIGS PV factory under construction in Italy that focuses on 50 MW per year and a smaller factory in Sweden with an annual capacity of 5 MW.
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