Lasers & Sources

Innolas Systems spins off new photovoltaic company

Feb. 13, 2014

Krailling, Germany--InnoLas Solutions, a maker of laser-based production equipment for solar cells, has been formed by InnoLas Systems from its former photovoltaic business unit.

Conard Holton

Krailling, Germany--InnoLas Solutions, a maker of laser-based production equipment for solar cells, has been formed by InnoLas Systems from its former photovoltaic business unit. The new company will have an installed base of laser systems with a photovoltaic production capacity of over 1.5 GW/year, and will also provide systems for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.

The laser photovoltaic manufacturing processes were developed by InnoLas Systems in its application lab and then scaled for industrial systems. The ILS laser machines are designed for producing passivated emitter and rear contact cells, selective emitter doping, and laser contact opening, all of which increase efficiency.

In the field of thin film solar, the laser systems of the IMPALA laser systems series offer high precision laser scribing that significantly reduces a module’s “dead area,” again leading to increased efficiency.

Markus Nicht, CEO InnoLas Solutions, says, “Our laser systems offer photovoltaic manufacturers a proven and cost-effective way to improve cell/module efficiency and to increase throughput. This in turn means that our customers benefit from an optimized capital expenditure as well as from a quick return on capital investment.”

For more information: www.innolas-solutions.com

About the Author

Conard Holton | Editor at Large

Conard Holton has 25 years of science and technology editing and writing experience. He was formerly a staff member and consultant for government agencies such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and engineering companies such as Bechtel. He joined Laser Focus World in 1997 as senior editor, becoming editor in chief of WDM Solutions, which he founded in 1999. In 2003 he joined Vision Systems Design as editor in chief, while continuing as contributing editor at Laser Focus World. Conard became editor in chief of Laser Focus World in August 2011, a role in which he served through August 2018. He then served as Editor at Large for Laser Focus World and Co-Chair of the Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar from August 2018 through January 2022. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, with additional studies at the Colorado School of Mines and Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.