Our Technology - First Solar
From its inception, thin film Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) technology demonstrated a number of qualities that led First Solar to select it over conventional technologies, like crystalline silicon (c-Si). Those qualities include lower cost, superior scalability, and a …
Series 6 Family - First Solar
First Solar has once again set the industry benchmark for reliable energy production, optimized design and environmental performance with Series 6 Plus Bifacial - the world’s first bifacial thin film CdTe module.
Series 7 - Made in America, for America - First Solar
Series 7 modules combine First Solar’s thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology with a larger form factor and an innovative new back rail mounting system to deliver improved efficiency, enhanced installation velocity, and unmatched lifetime energy …
Thin-film solar cell - Wikipedia
Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or TFs) of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal. Thin-film solar cells are typically a few nanometers ( nm ) to a few microns ( μm ) thick–much thinner than the wafers used in conventional crystalline ...
First Solar develops bifacial CdTe thin-film solar panel
2023年6月14日 · First Solar has developed a bifacial solar panel using its CdTe thin-film technology. A fully functional pre-commercial Series 6 Plus Bifacial module will make its industry debut at Intersolar Europe this week. Bifacial solar panels have thus far only been developed with crystalline silicon solar designs.
ZSW, First Solar partner to collaborate on thin-film PV
2024年4月19日 · Stuttgart-based research institute ZSW and US thin-film specialist First Solar have announced a strategic partnership focused on the advancement of thin-film solar. ZSW said the...
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: First Solar and its …
2024年10月1日 · First Solar is expanding production of its thin-film solar cells and opening new factories to meet a surge of demand. Meanwhile, it’s investing in perovskites—tiny crystalline materials...
Weekend Read: The fruitful search for other thin films
2023年11月18日 · First Solar and its cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology dominate thin-film solar in the mainstream market. Valerie Thompson looks at the US-based business and the future of thin-film...
NREL, First Solar Collaboration Improves Thin-Film Solar Cells
2019年8月19日 · Researchers at NREL and the world’s leading thin-film manufacturer, First Solar, were able to successfully alter the longstanding approach by removing copper and placing—or “doping”—elements from the fifth column of the periodic table (Group V), such as antimony or arsenic, onto tellurium crystal sites at extremely high speeds by low ...
First Solar US thin-film modules sold through 2026, backlog …
2023年4月28日 · US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has reached a module backlog of 71.6GW and sold all its allocated US capacity through 2026. Since its last earnings...