The patent EP1009037 relates to a technology of spacer for a framing of solar cell modules whose spacer has specific thermal conductivity and resistivity, which is widely useful to protect thermal breakage of the solar cell modules.
Kaneka Corporation: Kaneka Corporation was established in 1949 as a spin-off from the Kanegafuchi Spinning Co., Ltd. Initially, Kanekas main products included caustic soda, soap, cosmetics, edible oils and electrical wires. Later the Company diversified into polymers, fermentation, biotechnology and electronics, as well as other fields. Business activities now span a broad spectrum of markets ranging from plastics, EPS resins, chemicals and foodstuffs to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electrical and electronic materials and synthetic fibers.
The Company has been a leader among Japanese chemical companies in establishing overseas operations, beginning in 1970 with a subsidiary in Belgium. Kaneka now has overseas subsidiaries in Belgium, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Australia and Vietnam. Kaneka has entered photovoltaic business in 1999, and sells thin-film silicon solar cell module in world wide.
The Q-Cells Group is one of the worlds leading photovoltaic companies. Its extensive product portfolio ranges from solar cells and modules up through complete photovoltaic systems. Q-Cells develops and manufactures its products at its Group headquarters in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, and markets these via a global distribution network. A second production facility is located in Malaysia.
At Q-Cells, over 200 scientists and engineers are rapidly advancing solar technology towards the companys principal aim: achieving rapid and lasting cost reductions in solar photovoltaics and making the technology steadily more competitive.
The close cooperation among research, development, production and sales allows Q-Cells scale up innovations to mass production and market them professionally in the shortest timeframe possible, thereby assuming a top technological position in the photovoltaic industry. Q-Cells SE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (QCE; ISIN DE0005558662) and on the German technology index TecDAX.
