Trends and Opportunities in Thin-Film Solar

Virginia, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) will continue to lead the thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV) space for several years to come, says the research firm NanoMarkets. The firm projects that US $1.3 billion in revenues for a-Si based photovoltaics this year that will grow to $4.1 billion in the year 2014. These and other findings appear in the firm's newest report titled, "Materials Markets for Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaics."

According to the report, a-Si combines the advantages associated with all thin-film technologies, notably reduced bulk and weight, flexibility, and the potential for lower-cost manufacturing, with benefits typically associated with a mature technology — stablished processes and equipment.

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