Masdar PV achieves efficiency record of up to 10% with their a-Si/µc-Si thin-film modules

Ichtershausen (ots) - Process optimization results in efficiency
increase / Masdar PV experts collaborate with Helmholtz Zentrum

Having converted its production line to micromorph technology only
about seven months ago, Masdar PV has now reached another milestone
in the development of its thin-film modules. Within a very short
time, the company's R&D team, together with other experts,
manufactured champion modules with up to 10% efficiency which is a
new record for own modules. For Masdar PV's customers this implies a
higher energy yield for the same surface area, generating more
profitability.

This achievement is a result of different collaborations with
research institutes. The Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin was among those
involved in this particular technological progress. Working with the
experts from Masdar PV, the scientists specifically focused on
optimizing the materials used in production. The results of their
efforts are now in direct use in the production line in
Ichtershausen.

The efficiency increase confirms once again the soundness of the
corporate strategy on product improvement the company has had in
place from the start, which is particularly its focus on
collaborative research projects. By reaching this new efficiency
level, the R&D team - with the support of its external partners -
achieved another important milestone on the company's technology
roadmap. The R&D team remains committed to raising the efficiency of
its micromorph silicon-based modules to 11% by 2013 and thus
successively increasing the energy yields of its products. The
driving force behind this progress will remain the high-skilled
development department of the company, which permanently optimizes
the used production facilities and materials to also enhance the
cost-benefit-ratio for Masdar PV's customers.

About Masdar PV GmbH

Masdar PV GmbH develops and produces innovative thin-film solar
products and solutions. The company is part of the Masdar Power
business unit and is a 100 % subsidiary of Masdar, Abu Dhabi's
multifaceted initiative for innovative renewable energy technologies,
launched and owned by Mubadala Development Company. The selection of
module sizes that customers can choose from and the products'
advantageous cost-benefit ratio ensure that the high-tech modules
from Masdar PV are ideally suited for ground-mounted installations
and large-area rooftop systems. Transparent modules allow architects
to build futuristic, façade-integrated PV installations.

Please visit our website for additional information:
www.masdarpv.com

Contact:
Masdar PV GmbH
Doreen Wiegleb | Manager Marketing & Communications
Wolff-Knippenberg-Str. 4 | 99334 Ichtershausen
Tel. +49 (0)3628 5868-210 | Fax +49 (0)3628 5868-150
e-mail: presse@masdarpv.com