centrotherm international AG and SolarSpace (Jiangsu Zhongyu Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd.) signed an agreement of cooperation on the implementation and further optimization of the AlOx PERC production technology. SolarSpace will implement the centrotherm c.PLASMA AlOx system and the respective production process for the manufacturing of PERC solar cells in its production site in Xuzhou in June. The Chinese manufacturer currently has an overall annual production capacity of 2 gigawatts of multicrystalline solar cells and will expand to 5 gigawatts by adding production lines for mono PERC solar cells by the end of 2018.