pv magazine has published the winners of its 2016 Technology Highlights award and feature. Switzerland's Meyer Burger was selected as a joint winner along with Holland's Eternal Sun. An independent jury of PV industry experts reviewed 38 entries from European, U.S. and Chinese solar production equipment and materials suppliers. The 38 entries are featured in a special 20-page article in the May edition of pv magazine, out now. Alongside Meyer Burger and Eternal Sun, BT Imaging's LIS-R3 laboratory inspection tool and 1366's Direct Wafer technology were selected by the jury for recognition as runners-up. In a special category, DSM's anti-soiling glass coating was selected as a Technology to Watch. "These products provide a superb cross-section of recent progress," said the University of New South Wales' Martin Green. "It was impressive to see the wide range of innovation covered by the eight finalists, ranging all the way from kerfless wafer production to flash simulators able to test modules in the field. Innovations such as these are key to the improved performance and ongoing cost reductions expected from the PV industry over the coming decade." Meyer Burger DW288 The Meyer Burger DW288 Series 3 diamond wire saw was selected as a Technology Highlights award winner, due to a series of innovations employed in the tool. These innovations deliver reduced kerf when wafering and increased durability of the diamond wires, as a result of the DW288's wire management system. "This technology is likely to have a big impact on the market in the next fiveyears," said jury member Arno Stassen, the Head of Business Development at silver paste supplier Heraeus. The Australian National University's (ANU) Andrew Blakers noted that the DW288 delivered: "Improved handling of diamond wire allow[ing] for less wear and tear. Importantly, very thin wires coupled with highly uniform wafer thicknessopen the way to much-reduced thickness, and hence lower silicon consumptionper watt." The jury concluded that while diamond wire wafering is not a new technology, its impact in commercial production today is growing at a rapid pace and is likely to have a striking ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...