On February 1st, 2012, DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (Wuxi, China) to increase the supply of photovoltaic (PV) materials and technologies for the growing global market for solar energy.

The agreement will focus on PV technology advancements, supply chain optimization, cost reduction initiatives and DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film supply.


Co-marketing opportunities to promote a faster and broader use of solar energy

"We're partnering with leading photovoltaic component suppliers around the world as we continue to make solar affordable for everyone, everywhere. With innovative companies like DuPont, the United States is a major contributor to the global photovoltaic supply chain and a net exporter of solar products to China and global markets," stated Eric Luo, Suntech's senior vice president of global supply chain.

The companies plan to purse co-marketing opportunities to achieve faster and broader adoption of solar energy that will reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels. They intend to achieve the goal by further improving the technology for solar energy, helping to reduce its costs, and creating more awareness of its benefits by consumers.

"Creating higher efficiency solar cells and further extending the long life of solar modules is critical to achieving affordable solar power, and we've worked closely and very successfully with DuPont in this regard. We're taking our collaboration to the next level with this agreement", Luo added.

DuPont supplies "Solamet" photovoltaic metallization pastes to help enhance the efficiency of solar cells made by Suntech, as well as "Tedlar" polyvinyl fluoride film used in protective backsheets for Suntech solar modules.

2012-02-04| Courtesy: DuPont | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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