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DuPont's CdTe flexible substrate nears glass-based PV efficiency levels
… flexible superstrate for cadmium telluride ( CdTe ) thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules ..... Swiss research institute Empa to reach CdTe conversion efficiency of 13.8%. The ..... integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Flexible CdTe cells could be rolled up and carried to …
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GE puts 400MW CdTe footprint in CO
… CO as the site of its forthcoming 400MW CdTe panel factory in the US, said to be bigger ..... which is home to PrimeStar Solar, GE's CdTe R&D partner which it acquired back in April ..... panel on its 30MW line. Any talk about CdTe solar PV has to be compared to market leader …
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GE crashes CdTe party with record panels, US capacity, M&A
… Solar (with whom it had been working in CdTe R&D). The startup has created a NREL ..... reportedly as soon as 90 days . GE says the new CdTe push is part of a planned $600M+ investment ..... inverters.) From a sky-high view, GE's CdTe play is a vote of confidence in solar PV …
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First Solar CdTe cell sets efficiency record
July 26, 2011 - BUSINESS WIRE -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) set a cadmium-telluride ( CdTe ) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell efficiency record of 17.3% with a test cell fabbed with commercial-scale manufacturing equipment …
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LayTec in-line metrology tool inspects CIGS, CdTe at production speeds
… monitoring system measures photoluminescence spectra of CIGS thin-film modules in production lines, and a product option for CdTe absorbers is also available. Photoluminescence spectra allow fast detection of the absorber's effective Ga content, during …
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First Solar, Q-Cells set module records
… benchmarks for two kinds of solar PV modules were reached this week. First Solar says it's added a full percentage point to its CdTe solar PV module efficiency in just six months, now at a NREL-confirmed record 14.4% total area efficiency, on modules …
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FSLR scores $4.5B DoE loan guarantees for 1.3GW CA projects
June 30, 2011 - The US DoE has pledged $4.5B in loan guarantees to First Solar, covering three of the CdTe giant's projects in California. FSLR had recently said it expected to close these DoE commitments soon , following a $967M …
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First Solar certifies SolarMax inverters for use with its thin-film PV modules
… Solar officially certified that the SolarMax inverters made by Sputnik Engineering are compatible with the cadmium-telluride ( CdTe ) modules of its FS 2 and FS 3 series. While crystalline modules can normally be combined with all inverters , this is not necessarily …
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Thin-film solar PV suppliers unite under "PVThin" banner
… slanted heavily on the cadmium telluride ( CdTe ) side of thin-film solar PV: First ..... Calyxo. 5N Plus supplies materials for CdTe , but also CdS, a starter material for ..... solar PV technology. But PVThin isn't CdTe -exclusive; the group openly explains …
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FSLR's 3Q peek: Softness and questions
… of Europe/US, and the status of its China utility project? -- CdTe : What's the future for CdTe in a world where poly-Si costs are approaching $20-$25/kg? Can CdTe be sold at or below €70 c/W and still be profitable? -- Market …
