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First Solar Achieves Cell Conversion Efficiency World Record

Thin film CdTe record 22.1% research cell continues performance advancement trend.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced it has established yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1% efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV Lab. The achievement confirms that First Solar is on pace with its established research cell roadmap, and validates CdTe’s growing competitive advantage over multi-crystalline silicon technology and other commercial thin film PV. ...

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