| Post Date | 09/12/2006 |
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| Title | THIN FILM PV MODULE REVIEW |
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| Link | (PDF 272 KB) Download Acrobat Reader. |
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| Author | B. Von Roedern |
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| Description | It is projected that world PV markets, assuming a "business as usual scenario'" will reach 12 to 25 GWp by 2015. Of this, it can be anticipated that Thin Film technologies will contribute 3.5 to 6 GWp. Based on experience with current technologies, it is argued that new technolgies cannot contribute to the commercial 2015 numbers, because only technologies that have already reached a pilot production stage and been tested as module prototypes are far enough along in development to allow high-volume commercialization in a relative short 9-year period. A simple methodology is suggested for comparing cost/performance characteristics of different PV module technologies.
The Thin Film Partnership would like to thank the editor of reFOCUS magazine to grant permission for posting this article on the partnership's website. The link for the reFOCUS magazine website is http://www.re-focus.net/ |
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| Venue | reFOCUS Magazine (Elsevier), July/August 2006, p.34 |
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| Source | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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| Document Type | Other Items (Adobe Postscript file) |
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| Resource Date | 08/01/2006 |
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