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What does a module really cost?

Talking prices: What are the true costs of producing a solar module? pv magazine asked a selection of leading analysts and academics just how cheaply PV panels can be produced.

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Michael Fuhs

07 Jan 2016

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) regularly examines costs along the whole solar value chain. The results are often bitter for PV panel buyers in Europe and the U.S., who have to pay minimum prices or punitive tariffs. Jinko Solar reported production costs of just $0.44 in the first quarter of 2015, says Jenny Chase, the …

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