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Thin film: First Solar is moving to a much larger format for its Series 6 modules, which are due to begin production next year. Is this the signal that the thin film industry has been looking for to move to larger formats?

By

Christian Roselund

13 Apr 2017

Photo: Von Ardenne

There is no fundamental technical reason why PV modules are the size and shape that they are. Many different sizes and shapes have been used over time, from the very small solar cells in electronic devices and concentrating photovoltaic applications to the enormous, wing-like panels adorning spacecraft.For most residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, the crystalline …

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