Featured in Catching the sun – 03-2010

Bigger and thinner – but quicker?

Field installations: Applied Materials is seeking to substantially accelerate the construction of solar power arrays with its 5.7 square meter modules. In particular, the semi-automated installation of the modules is set to bring about greater efficiency. Yet not all project developers consider this the way forward.
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From the East, a Siberian wind whistles over the fields and meadows before the gates of Neustadt, near Coburg in Bavaria, Germany. The clouds hang low over the well-kept farmland of Upper Franconia. Six men, wrapped up warmly, bear a heavy load through a snowy field. They are protected from the cold by their thick …

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