Motech Solar
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Motech Solar, a division of Motech Industries Inc., is based in Taiwan. The company was ranked as the 6th largest solar cell
producer in the world in 2007. Grid-connected solar photovoltaics
(PV) is the fastest growing energy technology in the world.
production in 1999 as a pioneer in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality single and polycrystalline silicon
solar cells in Taiwan. Today, the company is the largest solar cell manufacturer in Taiwan and one of the top ten manufacturers worldwide in terms of production capacity and output.
Solar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
producer in the world in 2007. Grid-connected solar photovoltaics
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
(PV) is the fastest growing energy technology in the world.
History
Motech Industries Inc. was founded in 1981 as a designer and manufacturer of test and measurement instruments. The company entered into solar cellSolar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
production in 1999 as a pioneer in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality single and polycrystalline silicon
Polycrystalline silicon photovoltaics
Polycrystalline silicon photovoltaics are a type of solar cell. Silicon solar cells are manufactured with a microstructure tailored to the application depending on economic and performance requirements.-Forms of silicon:...
solar cells in Taiwan. Today, the company is the largest solar cell manufacturer in Taiwan and one of the top ten manufacturers worldwide in terms of production capacity and output.
See also
- Solar energy
- List of photovoltaics companies
- PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
- Solar cellSolar cellA solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
- Photovoltaic cell
- Photovoltaic modulePhotovoltaic moduleA solar panel is a packaged, connected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells...
- Crystalline silicon