Thursday, September 23, 2010

What thin-film PV has in common with Mark Twain - Photovoltaics World

What thin-film PV has in common with Mark Twain - Photovoltaics World

A few years ago, it was assumed that thin films belonged in large fields, while crystalline would dominate on the rooftop. This assumption does a disservice to both technologies -- but particularly to thin films, by broadcasting that they are not competitive on rooftops. This is categorically untrue, and thin-film manufacturers should work to overcome this unhelpful marketing. In the future, BIPV will help buoy up thin-film market share, but BIPV has struggles of its own. Figure 1 presents a forecast for thin film technologies and crystalline technologies. The solar industry is moving into multi-gigawatt deployment, and thin-film technologies will play a part in the future of the industry.

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