VHF Technologies SA - flexcell

The Swiss company VHF-Technologies SA, better known under the brand name Flexcell, was founded in 2000 at the Ecole dIngenieurs du Canton de Neuchatel in Le Locle. The aim was to create an industrial process for a technique for applying amorphous silicon by very high frequency (VHF) plasma blasting, developed at the Institute of Microtechnology (IMT) of the University of Neuchatel. Flexcells unique technology makes it possible to use a thin, flexible plastic substrate instead of glass. In comparison with the production of traditional crystalline modules, the technology requires 300 times less raw materials, resulting in high production volumes and low energy consumption. Within the space of a few years, VHF-Technologies SA has developed into a high-tech photovoltaics company. In 2007, Flexcell became part of the German Q-Cells AG group, a manufacturer of highly efficient solar cells made of monoand multicrystalline silicon. Following the completion of its new production facility...