Meyer Burger and CSEM extend solar R&D partnership

• Meyer Burger and CSEM have extended their enduring solar cell and module R&D partnership for a more three years.

Meyer Burger, which remains in the process of reimagining itself as a cell and module producer, utilising its very own devices on a special basis, has been collaborating with Swiss R&D centre CSEM for the past seven years.

The focus of the duo's job has gotten on high efficiency solar cells and modules, bringing brand-new innovations towards mass production, with the aspiration of attaining mass production of modules with performances surpassing 24%.

CSEM has also played a substantial duty in establishing Meyer Burger's exclusive heterojunction technology as well as Gunter Erfurt, CEO of Meyer Burger Technology, stated CSEM had actually made an "vital payment" in the direction of the commercialisation of its modern technologies.

"Meyer Burger has actually been a trustful partner for several years currently, as well as we could help them in building up an impressive innovation profile. It will allow them to play an important duty in PV manufacturing over the coming years," Christophe Ballif, vice president of the CSEM and director of the CSEM PV Center, stated.