澳大利亚可再生能源署(ARENA)已向总部位于悉尼的太阳能技术公司 SunDrive 承诺投资 2530万澳元(约1650万美元),用于推动其铜基太阳能电池技术向商业化量产迈进。
SunDrive 的铜金属化工艺通过以铜替代传统电池片中的银,提高效率并降低生产成本,这与ARENA推动“超低成本太阳能”战略高度一致。
这笔资金通过 ARENA 的可再生能源推进计划(ARP)提供,用于将 SunDrive 位于南悉尼的研发能力扩展到 300 MW 商用级生产线。项目合作方包括光伏制造商 Maxwell Technologies 和 江苏维世达设备技术公司。
SunDrive 首席执行官 Natalie Malligan 表示,这笔融资标志着公司从世界领先的研发成果向商业化落地迈出的关键一步。
“这证明了在澳大利亚本土研发世界级太阳能技术,并与全球顶级产业伙伴合作将其产业化的战略方向是正确的。”她说,“这表明澳大利亚创新完全有实力走向全球。”
SunDrive 联合创始人 Vince Allen 称,公司与 Maxwell Technologies 合作已打破电池效率世界纪录。
“随着过去三年银价几乎上涨三倍,太阳能行业已消耗全球工业银的三分之一,因此行业迫切需要一种无银替代方案。这将是下一代太阳能电池技术的生产工具。”
ARENA首席执行官 Darren Miller 表示,SunDrive 解决的是太阳能制造中最关键的成本驱动因素之一。
“铜比银更丰富、成本更低,同时其制造工艺还可以实现更高的电池和组件效率,这对全球脱碳进程具有重大意义。”他说。
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