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May
24, 2010
Tel
Aviv, Israel: BrightView’s In-line Metrology Solution Adopted
by T-Solar
BrightView
Systems, a provider of in-line metrology-based process control
and optimization tools for thin-film solar cell manufacturing
received technical acceptance and announces deployment of its
InSight-M at T-Solar’s thin film solar factory at Ourence, Spain.
The
tool will be utilized for capturing and analyzing process maps
for 100% of the produced panels, a method that will dramatically
enhance productivity, drive product improvements enable novel
process optimization solutions that improve long term reliability
and project bankability.
T-Solar’s
unique position as a vertically integrated solar power provider
that manufactures the modules as well as builds the solar farms,
will be the basis for a joint project between BrightView and T-Solar
that will examine and analyze the relationship between process
variations and long-term field performance.
The
global distribution of T-Solar’s PV farms, spanning Peru, Italy,
France and Spain, presents unique challenges in respect to radiation
levels, temperatures and other local variations. This study will
provide T-Solar with unique insight that will enable customization
of process parameters to specific field requirements, and will
provide tools for project planners and integrators to optimize
selection of photovoltaic panels.
“T-Solar
is making great strides in process optimization by using the BrightView
InSight-M system,” said Benny Shoham, CEO of BrightView. “As T-Solar
operates its own solar farms, partnering with them provides us
with an opportunity to contribute our process knowledge and optimization
tools for enhancing field performance qualities of the panels
that are directly related to project planning and bankability.”
“BrightView
has enabled us to gain the insight we needed into our manufacturing
process,” said Juan Lasso, CEO, T-Solar. “The unique value of
BrightView’s solution lies in the combination of innovative process
optimization tools with in-depth knowledge of process and manufacturing.
This will help us improve the performance of thin-film silicon
photovoltaic modules, reduce the production cost per module, and
streamline project planning.”
Further details about: BrightView
Systems and T-Solar
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