Featured in A new dawn – 12-2018

New technologies move to the back

The tension between the cost cutting and performance boosting opportunities presented by new technologies and the tendency for risk aversion is never more evident than in PV module materials. This applies nowhere more than in backsheets, where new innovations are big on promise, but must convince manufacturers and the market of their long-term performance.

By

Mark Hutchins

03 Dec 2018

Image: DuPont

For manufacturers, the choice of backsheet is crucial. Being the component that will be protecting the module’s inner workings from moisture and adverse weather conditions in the field for its entire working lifetime, backsheet performance simply must live up to supplier promises. As PV finds its way into new regions with tougher climates, and investors …

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