Dr. Peter Fath is the CTO of Centrotherm photovoltaics.
About Centrotherm
Centrosolar Group AG manufactures and markets photovoltaic systems for homes and industrial properties.
From the production of silicon and wafers to solar cells and solar modules
The cornerstone of our strategy is to provide our customers with a one-stop-shop solution for technology, products and technological process services across the entire photovoltaic value-added chain. Our aim is to achieve a leadership role as an international provider for the photovoltaic industry. We have already made good progress thanks to our technology and turnkey concept. We supply leading solar energy companies and market entrants with turnkey production lines and individual systems for the production of crystalline solar cells, solar modules and thin film modules. In the silicon and wafers field, we also offer our customers engineering and technological process services and production systems including set-up of turnkey silicon plants.
The main goal is to achieve cost reduction (€/Wp) in the photovoltaic industry, as this is the only way of sustainably improving the competitiveness of photovoltaics compared to traditional as well as renewable energy sources, and achieving grid parity for solar power in the medium-term with our solutions. We can already achieve this goal with our model of the grid-parity factory. Sub-plants are designed and processes combined to ultimately achieve fully-integrated production.
Our aim is to:
- build on our international market position
- continually improve/optimize our products and services and develop new ones
- improve research and development and
- increase our international presence and production capacities.
The Solar Future:
The Crystalline Challenger:
The crystalline grid-parity factory
Available today: the integrated turnkey solution for production of polysilicon to crystalline solar modules at grid-parity cost level
