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First Solar Achieves World Record 18.6 Percent Thin Film Module Conversion Efficiency

First Solar demonstrates record module that is more efficient than the best multi-crystalline module recorded for first time.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. has set another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving 18.6% aperture efficiency for an advanced full size module. For the first time, First Solar demonstrated a record module that is more efficient than the best multi-crystalline module recorded. The record has been measured and certified by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This 18.6% aperture area efficiency correspo...

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