Solarfun signs three-year licensing deal with Innovalight for nanosilicon ink solar cell process

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Solarfun has joined JA Solar and Yingli Solar to become the third Chinese crystalline-silicon PV cell manufacturer to sign a licensing agreement with Innovalight for the Sunnyvale, CA-based company's proprietary performance-enhancing nanosilicon ink process.

Financial terms of the three-year commercial deal were not disclosed.

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Solarfun has said it plans to convert its cell manufacturing capacity to higher efficiency products through the introduction of selective emitter technology. The company will license a solar cell process and buy silicon ink from Innovalight for the production of high-efficiency cells on monocrystalline silicon substrates.

“We look forward to a long-term relationship with Innovalight to help us cost-efficiently improve the performance of our products,” said Peter Xie, president/CEO of Solarfun.

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