Odersun AG is a German

Germany

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 company which develops and manufactures thin-film solar cells and modules on copper tape specifically for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).

Company

Odersun employs more than 320 people in production, research and management in Frankfurt (Oder)

Frankfurt (Oder)

Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...

, Fürstenwalde (Spree) and Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany. In cooperation with partner and investor AT&M, Odersun is setting-up a joint venture in Beijing

Beijing

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Technology

Solarmodules by Odersun AG are produced according to a proprietary and patented manufacturing process. These thin-film modules convert sunlight into electricity by the help of a thin layer of a Copper-Indium-Disulphide  semiconductor

Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...

 which is deposited on copper tape. These are cut, interconnected and built into different forms of modules depending on their application (e.g. for facade

Facade

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s, roof

Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....

s, canopies

Canopy (building)

A canopy is an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter. A canopy can also be a tent, generally without a floor....

 or louver

Louver

A louver or louvre , from the French l'ouvert; "the open one") is a window, blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain, direct sunshine, and noise...

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Ranking

The company topped the inaugural Guardian/Library House "CleanTech 100" list, which showcased the best in European clean technology companies.

See also

• List of solar cell manufacturers
• Building-integrated photovoltaics
• Architecture
  Architecture
  Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...