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Unlocking lightweight, flex applications

Not all rooftops can bear the weight of glass PV modules. Some others have curves and shapes ill-suited to uniform, bulky panels. Flexible modules have long been advanced as the solution here, however the keys to unlocking this potential have proven elusive.

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Jonathan Gifford

11 Feb 2021

Image: Flisom

With robust market demand and the expansion of bifacial module applications, PV manufacturers are facing a shortage of solar glass. This shortage, claims the founder and former CEO of pioneering Chinese solar maker Suntech, Shi Zhengrong, has caused the prices of solar glass to increase by up to 40% and left module producers scrambling to …

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