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Title: Rapid Deposition Technology Holds the Key for the World's Largest Manufacturer of Thin-Film Solar Modules (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1090157· OSTI ID:1090157

First Solar, Inc. has been collaborating with NREL since 1991, advancing its thin-film cadmium telluride solar technology to grow from a startup company to become one of the world's largest manufacturers of solar modules, and the world's largest manufacturer of thin-film solar modules.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Techologies Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1090157
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-6A42-59010
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Innovation Impact: Solar, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English