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First Solar launches 92.5-Watt CdTe PV module
The firm's latest cadmium telluride Series 3 module is the latest milestone on the First Solar's cost-efficiency roadmap
First Solar has released its most advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module, the Series 3 FS-392, which is rated at 92.5 W.
The new FS-392 module maintains all the existing IEC certifications and UL listings for the Series 3 family, including UL listing for 1000 V systems.
"The FS-392 demonstrates the success of First Solar's R&D investment to drive higher and higher module conversion efficiencies into production," says Tom Kuster, First Solar Vice President of Product Management and System Technology. "This increase in module efficiency, coupled with our thin-film technology's real-world yield advantage when compared to crystalline silicon PV, results in higher energy density and lower levelised cost of energy (LCOE)."
One of the drivers of First Solar modules' performance advantage over crystalline silicon solar modules is a lower temperature coefficient, delivering higher energy yields at elevated operating temperatures typical of utility-scale power plants in sunny regions.
Also, according to Lux Research, CdTe modules are set to become the cheapest in the years to come.
The new FS-392 module maintains all the existing IEC certifications and UL listings for the Series 3 family, including UL listing for 1000 V systems.
"The FS-392 demonstrates the success of First Solar's R&D investment to drive higher and higher module conversion efficiencies into production," says Tom Kuster, First Solar Vice President of Product Management and System Technology. "This increase in module efficiency, coupled with our thin-film technology's real-world yield advantage when compared to crystalline silicon PV, results in higher energy density and lower levelised cost of energy (LCOE)."
One of the drivers of First Solar modules' performance advantage over crystalline silicon solar modules is a lower temperature coefficient, delivering higher energy yields at elevated operating temperatures typical of utility-scale power plants in sunny regions.
Also, according to Lux Research, CdTe modules are set to become the cheapest in the years to come.
