Photon Crystal Energy Holds Grand Ceremony for Commissioning Its 100 MW Perovskite Pilot Line and First Module Roll-Off
This article reports the commissioning ceremony for Photon Crystal Energy's 100 MW perovskite pilot line and first module roll-off. On August 20, 2024, the ceremony was held in Danzao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, marking progress in the company's perovskite PV technology. Guangdong has a strong industrial base and the Greater Bay Area has dense urban clusters, creating strong demand for clean energy technologies to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Perovskite solar cells have advantages such as widely available materials, short process flows, low costs, and high conversion efficiency. The pilot line is the first perovskite pilot line in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It uses domestic equipment and automated continuous production to manufacture 1.2 m x 0.6 m perovskite PV modules. Once fully ramped, it can generate annual output value of more than RMB 100 million and support future expansion to GW-scale perovskite mass-production lines. Guests included Li Shengchun, Deputy Secretary-General of Foshan; Gu Yaohui, Party Secretary of Nanhai District; PV industry experts; and partners. Photon Crystal Energy signed strategic cooperation agreements with key customers and partners to promote innovation and commercialization of perovskite PV products. The company also announced an A+ financing round of more than RMB 100 million, led by SummitView Capital, with participation from Yinrun Capital and additional investments from existing investors Qiming Venture Partners and Dingxiang Capital.
On the morning of August 20, 2024, Photon Crystal Energy held a grand ceremony in Danzao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, to commission its 100 MW perovskite pilot line and celebrate the roll-off of its first module. Guangdong Province has a strong industrial foundation, and the Greater Bay Area has dense urban clusters. To achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, it is necessary to vigorously develop clean energy technologies such as commercial and industrial distributed PV, building-integrated photovoltaics, and solar-powered hydrogen production. As a next-generation PV technology, perovskite solar cells offer advantages such as widely available materials, short process flows, low costs, and high conversion efficiency. They have significant potential to replace traditional crystalline silicon solar cells and are especially well suited for Guangdong Province and Foshan to cultivate a local independent PV industry and achieve further breakthroughs in the clean energy sector.
Photon Crystal Energy was incubated by Xianhu Laboratory in Foshan. The 100 MW perovskite pilot line completed this time is the first perovskite pilot line in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It uses fully domestic equipment, automated continuous production, and industry-leading performance indicators. The pilot line uses a proprietary ink formula and fully printed technology to produce 1.2 m x 0.6 m perovskite PV modules with high efficiency and low cost. Once fully ramped, it can achieve annual output value of more than RMB 100 million. The commissioning of the pilot line marks a new stage for Photon Crystal Energy in the industrial-scale production and commercialization of perovskite modules, providing solid support for future GW-scale perovskite mass-production expansion.
Li Shengchun, Deputy Secretary-General of Foshan; Gu Yaohui, Party Secretary of Nanhai District; He Minyi, Party Secretary of Danzao Town; Academician Cheng Yibing of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, strategic scientist at Xianhu Laboratory and Chief Advisor of Photon Crystal Energy; Shi Siqing, Executive Deputy Director of Xianhu Laboratory; Professor Huang Fuzhi, Chairman of Photon Crystal Energy; PV industry experts; and partners from various sectors attended the commissioning ceremony. They delivered enthusiastic speeches, witnessed this milestone moment together with all Photon Crystal Energy employees, and expressed strong expectations for the company's future development prospects.
Li Shengchun, Deputy Secretary-General of Foshan, stated that the Foshan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government adhere to a demand-oriented approach. Focusing on the upgrading of traditional industries, cultivation of emerging industries, and layout of future industries, Foshan has introduced high-end innovation resources in key sectors such as new energy and new materials, vigorously developed pilot-scale industries, and accelerated the transformation of scientific and technological achievements from the "laboratory" to the "production line," injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the city's strategic emerging industries. With its R&D and technological advantages, Photon Crystal Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has distinguished itself as a model company for the transformation of major landmark scientific and technological achievements from Xianhu Laboratory in Foshan, and has built the Greater Bay Area's first 100 MW perovskite solar cell pilot line in Foshan. The successful commissioning of this pilot line and the commercial application of perovskite PV technology mark a solid step forward for Foshan in the new energy industry. This is highly significant and has important demonstration value for Foshan's implementation of the dual-carbon strategy, improvement of renewable energy utilization efficiency, and protection of energy security.
At the signing ceremony, Photon Crystal Energy signed strategic cooperation agreements with key customers and partners. Together with Photon Crystal Energy, all parties will jointly explore application scenarios including distributed PV, building-integrated photovoltaics, colorful specialty PV products, and overseas PV applications, further promoting the innovation and commercial application of perovskite PV products. At the same time, the company announced its latest financing progress: an A+ round of more than RMB 100 million, led by SummitView Capital, with participation from Yinrun Capital and additional investments from existing investors Qiming Venture Partners and Dingxiang Capital. This financing injects strong momentum into the company's continued development and provides sufficient support for solving engineering challenges in large-scale continuous production, improving capacity and yield, and preparing for GW-scale mass production.
Finally, Li Shengchun, Deputy Secretary-General of Foshan; Gu Yaohui, Party Secretary of Nanhai District; Academician Cheng Yibing, strategic scientist at Xianhu Laboratory; Xue Liwei, Director of the Foshan Science and Technology Bureau; He Minyi, Party Secretary of Danzao Town; and Huang Fuzhi, Chairman of Photon Crystal Energy, jointly unveiled the first perovskite module produced by the pilot line, opening a new chapter for Photon Crystal Energy in the PV field.
The commissioning of Photon Crystal Energy's 100 MW perovskite pilot plant is not only an important milestone in the company's development, but also a key marker of progress in perovskite PV technology: fully printed perovskite technology has moved from the laboratory into the pilot-scale stage. Photon Crystal Energy will continue to drive development through innovation, create green PV products that everyone can afford, and contribute to advancing the green energy revolution and achieving the grand goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
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