Technical Seminar 7: Thin-Film Solar Cells

Co-Chairs:

Katsumi Kushiya
General Manager of Technology Strategy Planning Div
Solar Frontier K.K

Terutoshi Sato
Senior Manager, Marketing Section, Sales & Marketing Planning Department
ULVAC, Inc.

Date:

Friday, July 2

Time:

14:30-17:00

Venue:

ANNEX Hall, Pacifico Yokohama

Cost:

Register by June 23 JPY 19,000 / Register from June 24 JPY 24,000. Includes 5% tax, proceedings (CD-ROM)

Interpretation:

Japanese-English interpretation available

Registration:

Register

Part 1 The Latest Technological Trend of Thin-Film PV Modules

14:35–14:50

The Technical Trend of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Solar Cell Technology

Yasuhiro Yamauchi
Acting General Manager, Solar Cell Power System Business Unit
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries had started on production of the tandem solar cells in Oct. 2006. We have been developing the high speed deposition on large area substrate for reduction of solar cell's production cost. Using 60MHz VHF plasma technology, the micro crystalline tandem solar cells are made by deposition rete of 2.5nm/s on the glass substrate of 1.5 square meter area. We have developed the high speed deposition technology applying to more than 4 square meter area this time. The recent technical trend is described in this presentation.

14:50–15:05

Technology Trend of Thin Film Si Solar Cell and Module

Kenji Yamamoto
General Manager, Photovoltaic and Thin Film Device Laboratories
KANEKA CORPORATION

(1) Development of thin film silicon solar cell research
(2) Optical management of thin film silicon solar cell in KANEKA
　 Light trapping
(3) New approach for high efficiency solar cell
　 Fundamental to achieve high conversion efficiency
　 Advanced light trapping , Plasmonics (comparing with CdTe solar cell)

15:05–15:20

The Latest Technology Trend of CIS Solar Cell

Katsumi Kushiya
Executive Officer, General　Manager of Technology Strategy Planning Div
Solar Frontier K.K

Part 2 Panel Discussion: Discuss the Thin-Film PV Technology

15:20–15:35

CdTe Solar Cells –First Solar’s way-

Akira Yamada
Professor, Department of Physical Electronics
Tokyo Institute of Technology

First solar is the leading provider of thin-film solar cells, and it is manufacturing CdTe solar cells. The talk will summarize the trends in thin-film compound solar cells.

15:35–16:50

Panel Discussion

16:50–17:00

Authors Interview