Shi Zhengrong Imagine: Shanghai Skyscraper Solar Glass Curtain Wall Covering

Yesterday, Suntech solar cell manufacturing base in Shanghai Caohejing Development Zone break ground, silicon thin film solar cells for the research and development and production, are expected to begin in June a 60 MW production line will be officially put into operation by 2010, will form a 400-megawatt production capacity a total investment of 300 million US dollars.

Suntech Power chairman Shi Zhengrong disclosed, Wuxi will continue to base expansion, coupled with the production base in Luoyang, 2010 combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts around. Suntech Power output end of this year will exceed 300 MW, ultra-500 MW capacity, is expected to one second in the world.

Suntech Power last year's global market share is 8%, Shi Zhengrong said hope that in 2010 this share reaches 15%.

Shi Zhengrong, the international market continued tension in the supply of raw materials silicon, thin film photovoltaic solar cells to adapt to the international market development trend of development, silicon thin film manufacturing cost per watt 1.2 US dollars around silicon manufacturing cost of 2.5 dollars, in addition to using less silicon film low cost, and building materials combine attractive.

There are many high-rise buildings in Shanghai, contains enormous business opportunities, Shi Zhengrong am looking forward to this. He said that the Shanghai production base, once the high glass curtain wall combined with the silicon thin film products, can be turned into solar walls, I feel like glass curtain wall, also can control transparency, and cost than regular glass curtain wall only your 20%.

As for the current bottleneck in the development of solar energy industry, Shi Zhengrong that, we must first carry out large-scale publicity and education, in which all people understand the energy crisis, followed by countries to promote development of new energy sources, with the vision to see the development of solar energy.

"The government can be introduced corresponding policies, and provide funds to support industrial development, with the market, enterprises will use their brains engage in their own technological transformation." Shi Zhengrong said.

Source: 第一财经日报 Ren Shaomin May. 10, 2007