ENERGY like we do at First Solar .”
Investing in Technology Building on the lessons learnt from developing , building and operating utility-scale solar power plants , First Solar recognizes the importance in investing in its core Cadmium Telluride ( CdTe ) PV module technology . The technology has historically been hampered by lower efficiencies than traditional c-Si modules but has surprised industry observers by its unprecedented efficiency improvements in 2015 . First Solar claims it is now executing
against the industry ’ s most aggressive module technology cost and efficiency roadmap .
“ We are the only manufacturer of solar panels taking advantage of the semiconductor materials that we use ,” said Curtis .
“ First Solar ’ s CdTe thin film is now rightly categorized as a high performance product ,” said Raffi Garabedian , First Solar ’ s CTO . “ At one time , we might have been characterized as a low cost , low efficiency technology , but consistent with our technology projections , we are now proving that CdTe thin film
Aerial view of the Broken Hill Solar Farm
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