China Fuels Linde's Market Position In Global Pv Industry

摘要

Technology company The Linde Group announced the award of three new multi-million US Dollar contracts to capture more than 50% of the thin film photovoltaic (PV) market in China. The agreements are bolstering the company's position as a supplier of bulk and specialty gases to the thin film PV industry. The Linde Group's local subsidiary, Linde LienHwa has so far been awarded contracts by Tianwei Baoding, Hangzhou Amplesun Solar and ENN Solar in China.rnAs part of these new long term contracts, The Linde Group will be providing ongoing delivery of bulk and specialty gases essential to make thin film solar cells, including large volumes of silane and hydrogen gas, used to deposit silicon light absorbing layers on large area sheets of glass used in solar panels.rnChina is fast emerging at the forefront of the global solar industry, with over 50% growth in solar cell manufacturing in 2008, a huge jump compared to only 1 % five years ago. With these three new contracts, Linde continues to play a crucial role in enabling China to secure her position as the world's leading manufacturer of PV modules.rnLinde has the full capability to deliver both gases and chemicals to solar customers. However,rnLinde's involvement in the solar industry is much more comprehensive than just materials supply. Customers rely on Linde to bring industry gas technologies into their manufacturing processes and, finally, to help them deliver on their objective of reducing the cost of solar cell production. Its technology focus is an important reason that customers increasingly choose Linde as their supply partner for these essential materials.