Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, recently announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Malibu in Bielefeld, Germany, to supply all of the gases needed to make photovoltaic modules.
The long term contract comprises over-the-fence supply of N2, H2, SiH4, NF3, Ar, He. The turnkey installation includes a complete gas distribution network and gas leak detection system. LNS will also provide on-site gas and chemical management services.
Additionally, Linde and Malibu have entered into a Joint Development Programme for the development of advanced gas technology to improve cell efficiency, throughput and yield.
Using the innovative thin-film technology, Malibu will initially construct a 40 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic module production line in Osterweddingen, Germany. As the plant is scheduled to increase in size, Linde will add N2, H2 and fluorine (F2) on-site plants. |
