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First Solar Achieves Efficiency, Durability Milestones

Reports record 21.5% conversion efficiency research cell

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced it has set yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 21.5% efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV Lab.   Demonstrating that production-scale performance is keeping pace with record R&D advancements, First Solar has also announced its commercial modules have passed Atlas 25+ certification following a rigorous series of long-term comb...

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