Dutch energy company Nuon has decided to start building a factory for the large-scale production of solar cell laminate. This production facility will be located on the Kleefse Waard industrial park in Arnhem, alongside the Nuon Helianthos test factory, which is currently under construction.
The construction of the test factory on the Kleefse Waard industrial park in Arnhem is on schedule.
Nuon Helianthos is developing a pliable laminate with thin-film
solar cells. The solar cell laminate is light and flexible and
therefore easy to integrate into all types of products.
Initially,
the solar cell laminate of Nuon Helianthos will be produced for use in
the building industry, such as incorporating it into roof covering and
for cladding façade panels. Other uses may follow at a later stage.
The
technology makes it possible to produce on a large scale at low cost.
In this way solar energy will be a lot more attractive to business and
consumers in the future.
"Parallel to the construction of the test factory we are working on the production process for the solar cell laminate," says Gert Jan Jongerden, director of Nuon Helianthos. "Both product and process will be further optimised in the test factory. In collaboration with several knowledge institutes we are working making the solar cell laminate even more efficient."
"We see great potential for this product," adds Øystein Løseth, chairman of the Management Board of Nuon, "especially in the light of our ambitions in the field of renewable dispersed generation. Although the product and the process have not yet been fully developed, the results to date are so promising that we want to make a start now on the construction of the production facility."
About Nuon
Nuon is an energy company, serving more than three million consumers and organisations with over 10,000 employees in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Nuon produces, transports and delivers electricity, gas, heating and cooling, and engages in energy trading in the major international markets. Nuon also supplies additional services and technological innovations to businesses and consumers. In doing so, Nuon aims to provide a reliable, sustainable and affordable energy supply.
With a turnover of EUR 5.7 billion in 2007, Nuon occupies a prominent position in the Dutch energy market. The shares are held by local and regional authorities.
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