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Addressing HJT capex, opex in equipment supply

Heterojunction can be an attractive technology pathway for a number of PV producers, says Christian Knechtel CEO and CFO of Von Ardenne. However, the key to deployment could lie in manufacturing key production tools in a cheaper manner while continuously ramping up throughput.

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Jonathan Gifford, Michael Fuhs

16 Sep 2019

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How would you describe HJT’s progress in the manufacturing landscape this year?Heterojunction is slowly moving into the market, and a lot of people are looking into whether it is something that they can really use for the future. In particular for smaller startups it is quite nice because it doesn’t have all the value chains …

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