Chris O'Brien, Head of Market Development at Oerlikon Solar speaks about Oerlikon's new ThinFab which reduces the manufacturing cost of thin film silicon modules to a record breaking ? 0.50/Wp, with 10 percent stabilized efficiency which places his customers in the very competitive postion.

Oerlikon has recently introduced its new world record breaking cell efficiency of stabilized 11,9 percent on Micromorph? technology, confirmed by NREL.

Chris O'Brien is the head of Market Development at Oerlikon Solar.
Oerlikon Solar (a business segment of OC Oerlikon, based in Switzerland) is a leading global supplier of manufacturing equipment for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. Oerlikon Solar sells end-to-end manufacturing lines for producing advanced thin film silicon PV modules.
Chris O'Brien's responsibilities as Head of Market Development for North America include both Government Relations (pressing for Federal and state-level policies that will encourage accelerated investment in solar energy equipment in North America) and strategic market development.

Oerlikon Solar offers field proven equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines for the mass production of thin film silicon solar modules. Engineered to reduce manufacturing costs while maximizing productivity, Oerlikon Solar turnkey solutions are fully automated with high yield, high uptime, and low maintenance.

The turnkey production lines are complete systems, yet modular and upgradeable in both throughput and process technology. As a global leader in thin film technology, the company provides its customers with extensive experience in both amorphous and Micromorph? tandem technology.

Oerlikon Solar is headquartered in Trubbach, Switzerland. It has approximately 700 employees in 13 locations worldwide, and maintains sales and service centers globally