sexta-feira, 19 de dezembro de 2008

Gas supply challenges for PV
Strong solar and LCD panel growth is straining global supplies for silane, the most critical raw material , but most of the supply chain captive by polysilicon manufacturers. (...) Future solar applications will use more silane than any other application that demands silane today -- he estimates that the future requirements for silence will be ~67,000tons/year of silane, about double the amount used for semiconductors and LCD manufacturing (excluding polysilicon production). (...) "Due to economic issues, the ramps that were planned for 2009-2010 are slower than anticipated, so for now we've covered the (silane) gap," (...) but the long-term issue is whether production capacity can keep up with demand -- "How much confidence do we have in demand forecast[s] to invest $100M up-front in a silane manufacturing plant?"

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Miguel disse...

Due to the current and future demand of silane gas for thin film and flat panel display manufacturing, REC has amended its(...) expansion plans, to expand silane gas production by a further 2,300MT per annum, while reducing polysilicon production from a planned 6,000 MT to approximately 4,000 MT per annum. REC has seen sales of silane grow 44 percent in a year and has secured $1 billion in long-term supply contracts in this year alone. (...)[The goal is to] take advantage of future opportunities within thin-film

http://www.pv-tech.org/news/_a/rec_boosts_silane_production_at_expense_of_polysilicon/