Shell Solar launches thin film technology
Shell Solar Industries LP on Tuesday launched the world's largest rooftop thin film photovoltaic array on the roof of its manufacturing building in California. The system covers more than 31,000 square feet and is constructed in 13 rows containing 6144 solar modules, says a press release. The 245 kilowatt CIS thin film solar electric array is a showcase for Shell Solar, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the California Energy Commission (CEC). The four organizations have been involved for over 10 years, in close partnership, in developing CIS thin film. CIS thin film is a new way of making solar modules. Manufacturing CIS thin film cells requires fewer process steps than the current mainstream crystalline silicon solar technology.
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