Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

Closing the gap

Ranking: Many large thin film manufacturers disappeared from the global solar stage last year. For the survivors it will nevertheless be difficult to continue to compete on the market as the cost advantage offered by thin film has meanwhile virtually vanished in comparison with crystalline technology.
By
Mirco Sieg

The difficult situation besetting the solar industry worldwide has had a particularly hard impact on manufacturers of thin film modules. Companies such as Solyndra and Energy Conversion Devices, along with its subsidiary Uni Solar, once ranked among the big players in the industry. However, they were also among the first companies that fell victim to …

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