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NRG Solar looks to Solar Frontier for its CIS modules
This marks the first agreement between the two companies and the first purchase of thin film CIS technology in NRG Solar’s history
Solar Frontier has signed a module supply agreement with NRG Solar, one of the largest solar developers in the United States.
Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film solar modules, capable of supplying 13.2 MW, were shipped and delivered to NRG this month.
NRG Solar owns and operates some of the largest solar power plants in the U.S., and has more than 2,000 MW of solar projects under development or in construction across the southwest.
NRG Solar is one of the market leaders in the expansion of solar equipment implementation throughout North America. Though the purchase is not set for a specific project, the transaction demonstrates the confidence NRG Solar has in CIS technology for future installations.
“We are proud to have been chosen by NRG Solar for this purchase,” said Gregory Ashley, chief operating office of Solar Frontier Americas. “NRG Solar’s leadership in the industry makes them an extremely valuable long-term customer of Solar Frontier.”
The modules are produced at Solar Frontier’s gigawatt-scale Kunitomi factory, a production facility unparalleled for its combination of advanced automation, scale, and low-energy, end-to-end processing of CIS modules. Solar Frontier’s modules deliver compelling economics, energy conversion efficiency, and overall power output (kWh) in real-world operating conditions.
The “light soaking” effect of CIS modules significantly increases output from initial values, while a lower temperature coefficient than crystalline silicon means more kWh produced under real conditions in hotter climates. Solar Frontier says its modules also lower overall energy consumption in the manufacturing process to yield one of the fastest energy payback times in the solar industry.
