"'Solar Power Companies Joint Utilization Research Center' Fully Operational... Supporting Next-Generation Ultra-Gap Technology Development"

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A corporate shared research center for verifying the mass production feasibility of solar products will be fully operational. Going forward, companies will be able to utilize the research center for development and verification without needing to halt production lines, and the government expects that the operation of the research center will significantly contribute to improving corporate productivity.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it will hold a completion ceremony on the 27th for the "Solar Corporate Shared Research Center," the only domestic facility equipped with a 100MW-class solar research prototype production facility, to strengthen the competitiveness of the solar industry.

Reflecting companies' requests for pre-mass production verification facilities essential to enhancing the competitiveness and productivity of the domestic solar industry, the Ministry, together with Daejeon City and the Korea Energy Technology Institute, jointly invested to establish the research center in Daejeon.

This research center is equipped with a world-class 50MW-class solar cell line and a high-output 100MW-class module line, allowing companies and research institutes to develop and verify products with various cell structures and sizes.

Additionally, it is equipped with internationally recognized cell and module efficiency measurement equipment, certification and analysis support facilities, and plans to provide credible certification services to companies and research institutes.

At the completion ceremony, Lee Ho-hyun, Director of the Energy Policy Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, stated, "To secure a global competitive edge in the solar industry, it is crucial to take the lead in next-generation high-efficiency solar cell technology," adding, "We hope the research center will serve as a hub for next-generation solar technology development and lead the domestic industry in securing global competitiveness."

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