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Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) Technology
Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) technology, using one-tenth of the electricity needed for Siemens technology, affords low-cost material and ultra-low carbon footprint, making its solar module value chain all that more sustainable.
NextSi, when blended with solar grade chunk polysilicon, enhances the efficiency of the ingot manufacturing process by increasing the weight and yield of the ingot while also reducing process cycle times. Ready-to-use granular allows unparalleled logistical and operational efficiency to lower manufacturing cost, while maintaining quality and consistency.
NextSi is ideal for multicrystalline and monocrystalline solar ingot and wafer production in the manufacturing of solar modules.
REC Silicon has an established history of in-house technological leadership and our FBR Technology is a crowning achievement.
Substantial investments to commercialize Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) technology for granular polysilicon production resulted in the largest plant of its kind back in 2010. Our next-generation solar grade product – marketed as NextSi™ – was and remains, a game changer for solar industry crystalline cell producers.
A significant amount of energy consumption associated with producing solar modules is at the very beginning of the value chain during the purification of silicon. The Siemens process, most commonly used by polysilicon producers including REC Silicon, is energy intensive. Powered by hydroelectricity at our facility in Moses Lake, Washington State, our Signature Silane® fed Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) technology was also designed and large-scale commercialized to produce with the lowest cost and smallest carbon footprint of its kind.