DocumentCode
3376960
Title
“The role of polycrystalline thin-film PV technologies in competitive PV module markets”
Author
von Roedern, Bolko ; Ullal, Harin S.
Author_Institution
National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393 USA
fYear
2008
fDate
11-16 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
This paper discusses the developments in thin-film PV technologies. It provides an outlook on future commercial module efficiencies achievable based on today´s knowledge about champion cell performance. It also provides a relative cost comparison of thin-film and wafer/ribbon based Si PV modules. In 2007, about 65% of the modules produced in the US were thin-film modules when amorphous silicon modules are also considered.
Keywords
Amorphous silicon; Costs; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon compounds; Transistors; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN
0160-8371
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922493
Filename
4922493
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