Developer of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells, Applied Quantum Technology (AQT), has formed partnerships with Solar Enertech and HelioPower to drive the delivery and deployment of its products into commercial projects.
The US-based company said the partnerships will accelerate fulfillment of the growing number of orders for its capital-efficient alternative to traditional solar cells.
Solar Enertech, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, is working closely with AQT as a module manufacturing partner for AQT’s CIGS cells and will assist with product certification and qualification beginning in the second half of this year.
Solar Enertech’s research and development team will join efforts with AQT to complete the final process of turning CIGS cells into modules.
Leo Young, CEO of Solar Enertech, said, ‘[The partnership] is in line with our value added strategy to the non-silicon segment and leverages our creative technology team.’
AQT and HelioPower will jointly address initial customer installations in order to provide a smooth market entry for AQT’s products through their partnership.
HelioPower, a US-based solar power design and installation firm, has engineered over 1,000 solar power solutions for residential, commercial, community and utility-scale partners since 2001.
‘Reliability, flexibility and economic viability are the cornerstones of our business model,’ said Ty Jagerson, executive vice president, commercial sales, HelioPower. ‘We see AQT’s products as a natural addition to our solar portfolio.’
Last month, AQT formed a partnership with Intevac, a high-productivity manufacturing equipment provider, in which Intevac will provide AQT with its production-proven manufacturing equipment for its current and future production needs.
‘We will leverage the existing PV ecosystem to rapidly deliver solar solutions to market,’ said Michael Bartholomeusz, CEO of AQT. ‘Leverage is perhaps the most effective force multiplier in this space and will go a long way towards helping us to collectively attain grid parity.’
Founded in 2007, AQT deploys a proprietary process on proven manufacturing platforms to produce high-performance, low-cost CIGS thin-film solar cells.
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