Silicon etching plant for solar power.

Silicon etching plant for solar power in Spain
Silicon etching plant for solar power in Spain
Silicon etching plant for solar power in Spain
Silicon etching plant for solar power in Spain

Plant for PV production under the Spanish sun

When the DECKER fit­ters tra­ve­led to Puer­tol­lano, around 250 km south of Madrid, to assem­ble and com­mis­si­on a sili­con etching plant, a tem­pe­ra­tu­re of 38° C awai­ted them in the halls. The DECKER plant puri­fies sili­con: the raw mate­ri­al is used to manu­fac­tu­re solar cells, a step for Euro­pe on the way to beco­ming more self-suf­fi­ci­ent in green ener­gy.

The sys­tem had alre­a­dy been sent to Spain in 2019, but the coro­na­vi­rus pan­de­mic did not allow for ear­lier instal­la­ti­on. During the assem­bly pha­se, which las­ted just six weeks, the enti­re DECKER assem­bly team show­ed full com­mit­ment despi­te the heat. Mana­ging Direc­tor Bern­hard Hil­li­ges prai­sed the team for the fast, effi­ci­ent instal­la­ti­on and com­mis­sio­ning of the sys­tem.