AxunTek to upgrade CIGS thin-film production
AxunTek unveiled Taiwan's first CIGS thin-film solar cell and technology last year at the International Photovoltaic Forumand Exhibition.
Taiwanese solar technology company AxunTek Solar Energy is set to upgrade its production of CIGS thin-film solar cells and products in a new plant.
According to Taiwan News, company officials announced last week that the Export Processing Administration (EPZA) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs green-lighted AxunTek’s investment plan to build a manufacturing plant at an EPZ in the southernmost county of Pingtung for expanded research and production of CIG thin-film solar cells. AxunTek is investing NT$6.99 billion (US$212.43 million) for the expansion project.
CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) is a compound semiconductor material composed of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium that is used as a light-absorbent material for thin-film solar cells. Panels that harvest energy using CIGS cost far less to make and install than traditional solar panels.
AxunTek unveiled Taiwan's first CIGS thin-film solar cell and technology last year at the International Photovoltaic Forum and Exhibition.
Sources:
1 http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=993541&...
2 http://www.axuntek.com/en/about.html