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January
9, 2008
Jena,
Germany: Schott Starts Shipping Thin Film ASI 86 Modules
Schott
Thin Film ASI 86 Module |
SCHOTT
Solar has started shipping amorphous silicon modules from its
new factory in Jena, which was opened by Thuringia's First Minister
Dieter Althaus last November. Production got underway as planned,
and the first palettes are now en route to the SCHOTT sales partners.
SCHOTT
Solar says its sales partners see the new encapsulated SCHOTT
ASI 86 thin film module as a valuable extension to the product
portfolio.
"The
production quantities for 2008 are almost all sold already" says
Michael Schmidt, Sales Manager at SCHOTT Solar. "We have to thank
our sales partners for their support and the trust they've placed
in us.² He's convinced that "without them, the 'Extending ASI'
project would never have been realised in this amount of time."
Due
to its dimensions, the company says SCHOTT ASI 86 is particularly
well suited for large roofs and open spaces such as can be found
in agriculture. It produces around 86 Watts nominal power output.
Especially with a less favourable roof orientation and in warmer
regions, the ASI modules produce a higher energy yield than crystalline
modules.
The
energy pay back time of SCHOTT ASI 86 modules is less than two
years. The convenient installation is also a positive economic
factor; the ready to use light weight SCHOTT ASI 86 glass-foil-modules
are designed for a simple and inexpensive system integration.
The
foundation stone for this new facility for 33 MW thin film modules
- an investment of 75 million Euro - was laid in September 2006.
By taking this step, SCHOTT Solar created 180 additional jobs
at its Jena group headquarters. The facility was ceremoniously
opened on November 6, 2007 with First Minister Dieter Althaus
and Professor Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman of the Board at SCHOTT,
being present. "The tight time plan of 15 months could be achieved
to a large extent due to the company's many years of experience
in thin film manufacturing" says Factory Manager Bertram Eichhorn.
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