Bosch Solar contract reinforces Linde’s position as leading PV gas supplier

22-Oct-2009 - Germany

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has been awarded a long-term contract to supply gases for Bosch Solar’s new manufacturing site in Erfurt, Germany. Under the turnkey contract, Linde will provide high purity nitrogen from an on-site air separation unit and bulk oxygen. Bosch Solar, a Division of Bosch Group produces crystalline Si solar cells at their site in Arnstadt near Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany.

Formerly known as ersol, the Bosch Erfurt site is expanding with investment of more than 530 million Euro for the construction of a completely new facility to manufacture crystalline silicon solar cells. The facility was officially inaugurated in March 2009 and, when fully ramped, the overall capacity of the site will reach 630 MWp (megawatt peak). The project is partly funded by the European Union and will create a significant number of new jobs.

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