Gadir Solar, the manufacturing business unit of Cadmos Energías Renovables, is a PV Thin Film module manufacturing utility situated in Puerto Real, Ca

Company Profile

Gadir Solar, the manufacturing business unit of Cadmos Energías Renovables, is a PV Thin Film module manufacturing utility situated in Puerto Real, Cadiz. Its technological partner is the Swiss Company, Oerlikon Solar, Ltd.

Gadir Solar is operating since October 2009 and has a production line of... more than 40 MW/ year, with an average of 90 Wp per module. With ongoing technological improvements, in 2011 is expected to reach annual production volume of 50 MW per year, with an average
power 100 Wp per module.

The continuous investments on R&D by Gadir Solar make it possible to have a competitive module price. This is achieved through the cost efficiency structure only possible in fully vertically integrated companies.

The core business activity at the Gadir Solar plant is the manufacture of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV modules, targeted at a range of facilities and clients based on applications developed through the R&D effort: Gadir Solar produces thin-film PV modules using modern technology based on plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) developed by Swiss company Oerlikon, whose technology boasts several advantages with respect to the alternatives, such as a lower efficiency loss coefficient and better capacity of diffuse radiation absorption

Keywords

Photovoltaics, Silicon, Solar cell, Solar module, Thin film,

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