Photovoltaics—Mobilizing Clean, Efficient Technologies. Air Products is Your Supplier of Choice for Solar Cell Manufacturing.

Photovoltaics, or PV for short, is a technology in which light is converted into electrical power. It is best known as a method for generating solar power by using solar cells packaged in photovoltaic modules, often electrically connected in multiples as solar photovoltaic arrays to convert energy from the sun into electricity.

Air Products offers a complete portfolio for solar cell manufacture.

Solar cells produce direct current electricity from light, which can be used to power equipment or to recharge a battery. The first practical application of photovoltaics was to power orbiting satellites and other spacecraft and pocket calculators, but today the majority of photovoltaic modules are used for grid connected power generation. In this case an inverter is required to convert the DC to AC. There is a smaller market for off grid power for remote dwellings, roadside emergency telephones, remote sensing, and cathodic protection of pipelines.

Our position as one of the leading suppliers of NF3, high-purity ammonia, helium and hydrogen combined with our complete supply chain and bulk delivery system expertise in silane enables Air Products to be the safest and most reliable long-term supplier to the thin-film photovoltaics industry and complements its existing crystalline PV offerings.

With the demand for renewable energy and improved efficiency on the rise, Air Products is well positioned to take advantage of the emergent markets due to our experience in such areas as: large scale hydrogen supply for cleaner transportation fuels, developmental work on the hydrogen economy, hydrogen vehicle fueling and infrastructure issues, leading natural gas liquefaction technology, advanced materials for lithium ion electrolytes for longer-life batteries and the mounting supply of gases and services for photovoltaics.

Air Products has a comprehensive range of products and services for Photovoltaic applications. To view an alphabetical list of our offerings, or see recommendations based on your application, please visit our Electronics Showcase Site.

If you would like more information on our photovoltaics offerings, please feel free to contact us directly.

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