Featured in 50 Shades of Future PV – 04-2015

New breed of equipment supply: kWh not kWp

Thin film manufacturing: In a module market where profit margins are slim, developing PV power plants and selling kilowatt hours has been a successful next step for suppliers. Manufacturing equipment suppliers are increasingly framing their sales proposition in terms of kWh delivery, and Manz for one believes it presents a compelling offering.

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Jonathan Gifford

13 Apr 2015

The transition from module manufacturing and supply to project development as a revenue and profit driver for PV producers over the last few years has been clear. U.S. thin film supplier First Solar was one of the first to lead the charge in this direction and has very successfully developed projects in the U.S. and …

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