WHY THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY

Traditional mono and poly crystalline solar technologies have not been able to make inroads for mass deployment due to acute shortage of raw materials and the high prices. The solution lies in the break-through Thin Film technology which has the following advantages over crystalline PV:

• Lower per-watt production costs (US$1 against US$4)
• Easy availability of all raw materials
• Lower Capital costs
• Automated process makes mass production possible
• Produces energy in low light or high temperature conditions
• Due to superior temperature coefficient properties
• Better aesthetics as compared to poly crystalline modules.
• The Thin Film modules can be manufactured in various transparent colors for Building Integrated Photo
• Voltaic applications

There are only a handful of companies actively working on Thin Films which has the potential to rise to a 1 Trillion Dollar industry. The worldwide demand for solar modules on a-Si Thin Film Technology is growing phenomenally.
India, because of this and coupled by its large domestic market becomes an obvious choice for setting up a Solar Module Manufacturing plant on Thin Film Technology. There are numerous advantages to this technology that favor its growth in India viz.

• This system being a closed system, the requirement of ultra clean environment is eliminated.
• This technology is available in semi automatic or totally automatic systems and would require smaller areas • for production.
• Both Central and State governments have given incentives against import of machinery & Technology.
• The technology has wide applications, to supply power to grid, for industrial self consumption and domestic
• Applications thereby covering the entire spectrum of the market.
• It has great export potential which is evident from the amazing long delivery periods.