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Bifacial module demand continues to grow

Module technologies such as bifacial, half-cut, multi-busbar (MBB), and shingled are maturing after two years of improvement. Comparing module technologies, we see that half cut has a high degree of maturity in production equipment, high yield rates, and output climbing since the beginning of 2018. From late 2018 to 2019, most companies have expanded or upgraded their portfolios by pairing half-cut technology with MBB technology.

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pv magazine

13 May 2019

Corrine Lin is Chief Analyst at Taiwan-based PV InfoLink. | Image: Dave Tacon/ pv magazine

Although half-cut+MBB production capacity has not yet increased significantly, more and more manufacturers are moving to couple half-cut lines with MBB. Production is not likely to increase substantially until late 2019, though a rise in capacity of over 13 GW is expected. SunPower and DZS Solar are both manufacturers of modules using shingled technology. However, …

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