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Solar industry gets its act together

PV roadmap: The solar industry is coming together to become more competitive. Leading German and European cell manufacturers have formed a Crystalline Cell and Manufacturing Group (CTM), producing a joint PV Roadmap for Crystalline Silicon. The aim is to increase efficiency and cut costs by eight to 14 percent annually, until 2020.

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pv magazine

17 Sep 2010

German and European solar industrialists are battling against a head wind at present. Cell and module makers in particular are experiencing stiff competition from Asia, and the planned reduction in the German feed-in tariff has caused the share values of many companies to collapse. At the 4th Fab Managers Forum within the PV Group of …

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