AUO to install 30MWp solar cell production line

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will install a crystalline silicon solar cell production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp at its plant in central Taiwan later in April, according to industry sources.

In response, AUO indicated production line is meant to be mainly for R&D purposes rather than volume production of solar cells. AUO is more likely to procure solar cells from Taiwan-based makers instead of producing its own, the company said.

Instead of relying on a turnkey solution, AUO is procuring separate items of equipment from different suppliers. It will then assemble the items into its own solar cell line to emphasize its own technological capabilities, the sources noted.