PV industry in Ukraine: current achievements
Semicon Russia, May 31, 2011 Stepan Marchenko. Tesys Limited, Pillar Group B.V.
Major PV industry players in Ukraine
Poly Si Ingots Wafers Solar Cells
PV Modules
System integration
Equipment
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PILLAR GROUP profile
1991 – establishing of Pillar JSC (Ukraine) 1995 – Pillar’s start of own monocrystalline silicon ingot production 2001 – establishing of Silicio Solar SAU (Spain) 2002 – Pillar JSC becomes the first manufacturer of multicrystalline silicon ingots and wafers in Eastern Europe 2004 – establishing of engineering and machine building company - Tesys Ltd. (Ukraine) 2006 – start of ingot and wafer manufacturing in Fab-1 of Silicio Solar 2009 – start of manufacturing in Fab-2 of Silicio Solar
PILLAR GROUP profile
17 years of successful track record in photovoltaic wafer production the Pioneer of combination of Mono and Multi growing technologies the Pioneer of usage of UMG in wafers mass production Strong R&D initiatives Focus on leadership in technologies and cost efficiency
TESYS profile
Full cycle of PV equipment development - from scatches to mass production Modern production base Close collaboration with ingot/wafer manufacturing facilities
over 30 highly qualified design and process engineers ISO 9001 certified Quality management system CE compliance of products
Over 150 installations of Cz pullers High and stable output of finished product (1 puller per annum): 16 tons (KC-22, 120kg charge) 19 tons (KC-24, 180kg charge) KC-22 compatible with 18-22” hot zone KC-24 compatible with 24” hot zone
Flagship product: Cz PULLERS
Flagship product: Cz PULLERS
Monocrystalline silicon growing area, equipped with KC-22 Cz pullers. Fab-1 of Silicio Solar SAU. Puertollano, Spain
ADVANCED SOLUTIONS FOR INGOT MANUFACTURING
Automatic SiO filtration system SIMOOM®
Automatic feedstock thermal-stress crashing system
Automatic external feeder for Cz puller
Automatic doping device for DS furnace
Ingot unloading and handling system
Automatic quartz crucible coating system
Automatic ingot pre-washing system
Ingot gluing system
� and many others
New developments: SECOND WIND FOR MULTI
Developed by TESYS in collaboration with PILLAR GROUP ingot manufacturing experts
Compatible with the most of directional solidification furnaces installed in previous years Available since 2011
The solution is unique and doesn’t have any analog all over the market Reliable and proven in mass multi Si ingot production Over 20 installations in operation
Increases output of waferable material Brings ingot manufacturing cost down significantly Fully automated control over the process
New developments: SECOND WIND FOR MULTI
INDUCTION MELTING IN COLD CRUCIBLE (IMCC)
Advantages of IMCC: � much higher growth rate and productivity vs DS method � no need for expensive quartz crucible and graphite hot zone � ensuring homogenous distribution of resistivity along the ingot � no contaminations from quartz crucible and nitride coating, metals, silicon carbide, oxygen etc.
Developed by TESYS in collaboration with PILLAR GROUP ingot manufacturing experts Pilot furnace in operation at TESYS facility Pre-serial furnace under construction
� Solar cells manufactured in an
industriall production line on IMCC wafers
� The obtained efficiency of trial lots reached 16.3% on average.
INDUCTION MELTING IN COLD CRUCIBLE (IMCC)
Services available: Factory design, equipment procurement assistance, material flow design, capacity balance calculation,
technology consulting, personnel training