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Emcore to Supply CPV Receivers for ES Solar
Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

May 5, 2008... Emcore of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA, has agreed to supply ES System of Gwang-Ju, South Korea, concentrating solar cell receivers. The $28 million contract is for Emcore to supply the concentrating photovoltaic receivers for a fully licensed and funded 70 MW solar farm in South Korea. According to Emcore, the agreement includes an advanced deposit to ensure production priority. Emcore says that production of the CPV receivers has begun, and shipments are scheduled over the next 24 months. The agreement has provisions for accelerated deliveries in addition to future purchase options under the same terms.

David Danzilio, Vice President and General Manager of Emcore's Photovoltaics Division stated, “We continue to see increased demand for this enabling product from customers around the world and this purchase order further diversifies our growing terrestrial component backlog, which now exceeds $110M. Our second automated receiver assembly line has entered into volume production and we expect to commence shipments from the third receiver line in June. When combined with the recently completed CPV solar cell capacity expansion, this assembly capability positions Emcore as the only vertically integrated CPV receiver manufacturer to the global concentrating photovoltaics industry. "

James Park, Chief Operating Officer of ES System commented, “We are convinced that the Emcore cell receiver technology provides the best solution for high concentration CPV systems both now and in the future." Emcore News Release

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