Company Plans to Change Cost Equation for Solar
RenewableEnergyAccess.com reports that Applied Materials, Inc. has launched its strategy to reduce the cost per watt of solar power through innovations in manufacturing tools, technology and processes that will increase conversion efficiency and yields. Products include physical vapor deposition (PVD) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and advanced technologies to support solar cell production for both crystalline-silicon and thin-film solar applications.
The overall solar equipment market is expected to increase from about $1 billion in 2006 to more than $3 billion by 2010.
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