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Flexible CIGS rolls out on new tools

PV production equipment suppliers across Europe and the United States are racing to provide Chinese manufacturers with tools to process gigawatts of thin film modules. CIGS manufacturing, which has struggled to flourish in crystalline silicon’s shadow, is trending towards flexible, lightweight products.

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pv magazine

12 Mar 2019

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China’s appetite for thin film solar cells is growing, and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is topping its menu. To meet this demand, equipment manufacturers across the world are readying tools capable of rolling out gigawatts of flexible photovoltaics and catering for a new generation of solar products.According to Atiye Bayman, CTO of California-based CIGS …

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