First Solar Claims Another World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency
... First Solar, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona USA, announced that it has achieved 14.4 percent total area efficiency with its cadmium telluride photovoltaic modules. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) confirmed the new world record record. The new record reportedly eclipsed the prior record of 13.4 percent, which First Solar also set. First Solar notes that it utilizes a continuous manufacturing process which transforms a sheet of glass into a complete solar module in less than 2.5 hours.  First Solar Chief Technology Officer Dave Eaglesham announced the record performance at the World Future Energy... |
