Eurotron - Bram Verschoor

Back contact module manufacturing on GWp scale 2005 Start of Eurotron 2008 Pilot line installed 2006 Contribution in Sunovation consortium 2009 Market introduction 2011 2 large lines delivered to China 2013 Equipment delivered to China and Qatar 2014 Expansion in China and Qatar 2014 Opening Eurolab 2015 Order for 250 MWp equipment 2016 Orders for 1,5 GWp equipment 2018 2 GWp installed 500 MWp ready for shipment History Back contact cells Glass Encapsulant Punched encapsulant Conductive material Backsheet Back-contact PV modules High-tech equipment 123456789101112 Process steps 1 Upwards elevator 2 3 4 Back sheet lay-up Interconnection Application of encapsulant 5 6 7 8 9 Quality inspection Cell positioning Quality inspection Encapsulant unwinding and application Glass de-stacking and lay-up 10 11 12 Downwards elevator Flipping Pre-tagging Production platform for today and tomorrow:  Quick payback on investment  Cost reduction roadmap: targets achieved but ongoing  IP: several patents on proces and equipment filed  IP constrains: not for most cell technologies – for modules no IP constrains  Suitable for all new cell technologies as MWT, IBC and HJ-BCand half cells High-tech equipment 1,4 GWp mass production at Sunport Power Financial experiencesTechnical experiences Reliability experiences Production experiences Esthetical experiences Experiences 2% lower CtM losses2% higher cell output 4 oC lower NOCT 4% less dead area Technical experiences on modules #1 5BB H-type ⎻ Cell eff. 22% ⎻ 312 Wp @ 6 x 10 modules ⎻ Module eff. = 19,1% (6 x 10 cell) ⎻ 0% extra power harvest Back-contact ⎻ Cell eff. 22,5% ⎻ 323 Wp @ 6 x 10 modules ⎻ Module eff. = 20,7% (6 x 10 cell) ⎻ 2% extra power harvest Technical experiences on modules #2 Financial experiences H-type 5BB MWT - backsheet IBC - backsheet Building cost per module € 0,29 € 0,19 € 0,19 Equipment cost per module € 1,57 € 2,05 € 2,05 Labour cost per module € 0,84 € 0,64 € 0,64 BoM cost per module € 88,17 € 88,90 € 91,25 Total cost per module € 90,87 € 91,78 € 94,13 Cell price per Wp € 0,15 € 0,15 € 0,25 Cell efficiency 22,0 % 22,5 % 23,5 % Cell performance in Wp 5,26 5,38 5,62 CtM losses 1,0 % 0,0 % 0,0 % Module performance (Wp) 312 323 337 Module surface 1,64 1,56 1,56 Module efficiency 19,04 % 20,68 % 21,60 % Annual total output (MWp) 242 250 261 Module cost per Wp € 0,29 € 0,28 € 0,38 Total CAPEX per MWh € 932.026 € 870.634 € 921.201 Esthetical experiences Test results: Damp heat ⎻ 2.000 hours passed without degradation ⎻ Results comparable with the best traditional modules Reliability experiences #1 Test results: Thermo Cycle ⎻ 600 cycle passed with hardly and degradation ⎻ Result surpass traditional modules Reliability experiences #2 Reliability experiences #3 Module reliability - conclusion  4% lower NOCT  Less prone to hotspots  Almost no FF loss  TCT test supreme to traditional modules  Guaranty 30 years backed by EU insurance Reliability experiences - conclusion  Quick installation – allowing mass production after 4 modules tuning  Practice shows reliable & stable production  Equipment availability 98% (1 time cell handling)  High throughput: designed for 90 modules per hour - practice upto 96 modules per hour  2 Operators needed for entire front-end assembly  Inbuilt process inspection with vision systems  Basic equipment can be upgraded for more speed  Any improvements on traditional cells can be applied on MWT cells  Equipment & process are suitable for other cell types (f.e. IBC, HJ-BC), including half cells. Production experiences  2GWp equipment already installed – 3rd GWp underway  Reliable and high precision equipment  Strong IP position  Extensive process knowledge  14 years experience  BoM independent  Customer support at Eurolab Why customers cooperate with Eurotron Impression Eurolab Process Reliability Historical objections – still applicable ? Equipment Supply chain Maturity Costs Thank you for your attention