Featured in Solar springs eternal – 09-2023

Rising stars of film

pv magazine’s Valerie Thompson checks in with industry insiders in India, China, Europe, and the United States to get insight on current trends for crystalline silicon solar encapsulants.
Valerie Thompson
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Valerie Thompson
Materials supplier H.B. Fuller sees growing demand for POE encapsulant materials in all of its markets. | Photo: H.B. Fuller

Encapsulants – the films used to protect crystalline silicon cells from ultraviolet light, moisture, and weathering – started to move beyond ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) with the growth of passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) bifacial solar modules. The new technology created demand for polyolefin elastomer (POE) encapsulants, as did the advent of tunnel oxide passivated contact …

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