Featured in Solar Superheroes – 09-2015

Pillars remain strong while thin film fades

Thin film ranking: Remaining the minnow to crystalline silicons giant, thin film producers have been steadily losing market share. However, with two major producers continuing to execute on technology and project road maps, it should not be discounted.

By

Jonathan Gifford

27 Aug 2015

Two Atlas-like figures prop up the world of thin film photovoltaics. Sitting either side of the Atlantic Ocean, First Solar and Solar Frontier remain in 2014 and 2015 far-and-away the largest thin film manufactures and suppliers to the global market.IHS figures show that thin film modules accounted for around 9% of global module supply in …

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