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Growing pains

The switch to large-format PV cells and modules has pushed the boundaries of what many in the solar industry thought possible. And it caught the rest by surprise. But the logic behind the change makes sense – getting more throughput in terms of watt-peak through cell and module lines, and allowing for longer module rows in PV projects, delivering BOS savings and lower LCOE.

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Jonathan Gifford

04 May 2021

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However, like all change, it has not come without challenges. Right across the PV supply chain, companies have had to adjust to the new status quo, bringing with it considerable rewards to those that either saw the change coming or reacted swiftly. Materials and production equipment suppliers (pp. 50-51, 62-63), BOS suppliers (pp. 26-29), …

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