Located in the Swedish village of Glava, the module factory of the Scandinavian-German manufacturer, Innotech Solar (ITS), is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A total of 2.2 million modules have been manufactured here since production started in 2003, which corresponds to a cumulative output of around 0.5 GW.At an annual capacity of 100 MW, the former REC solar factory is one of Europes most state-of-the-art production facilities.
Since purchasing the majority of the shares in the module factory in 2011, Innotech Solar has been producing modules here in a fully automatic process. "Manufacturing our modules in this factory was the right decision. We are constantly refining our modern production technology, and the long-standing staff are extremely experienced in module production. Our facility has now accumulated ten years of expertise, which significantly contributes to the high quality of our modules," explains Jerry Stokes, CEO of Innotech Solar. "Our cell optimization technology allows us to produce high-performance modules at exceptionally competitive prices, which makes us very successful in this fierce environment. We are ramping up production and expect our steady growth to continue".
Innotech Solar has established itself as a global module manufacturer with an average sales growth of more than 50 percent. Founded in 2008, the company initially focused on the optimization of solar cells. In-house research teams developed an innovative process that optimizes solar cells by using thermal imaging to detect underperforming cell areas and then automatically isolating them with special lasers.
Today, cell optimization is carried out in Halle an der Saale, Germany, and the resulting cells are used to produce modules at the Glava factory. A multitude of tests by independent experts, such as Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin, Fraunhofer CSP and PV Lab, have proven the high performance, longevity and positive environmental impact of Innotech Solar modules. ITS solar modules are sold in offices located in Munich, California and Shanghai. Come along to booth A1.156 at Intersolar and meet the Innotech Solar team.
