Polycrystalline silicon material availability and market pricing outlook for 1980 through 1988The results of the second JPL update to an original report to assess the availability and prices of polycrystalline Si for solar cells in the 1983-88 interval are reported. It is noted that the demand for poly-Si for solar cells competes with the demand for the same material for semiconductors, although the solar cell industry can use material rejected from the semiconductor industry. A sufficient supply is projected for the 6 yr period, rising from 3224 metric tons to 10,220 metric tons in 1988, with prices dropping from the 1980 level of $140/kg to $25/kg. The price reduction and improved production are noted to be due in large part to DOE efforts at defining lower-cost production processes.
Document ID
19850029274
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Costogue, E. N. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ferber, R. R. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Photovoltaic Program Technology Development and Application Lead Center Pasadena, CA, United States)