Jay,
Are they doing a 'real world' test for each module over say 12 monts???? Carl Emerson Hi Carl Would like to see real data. Photon publishes their module data, and thin film are no where near the top of the list. Nexpower. #14 First solar. #131 Total of 151 modules in the test. Jay Peltz power Sent from my iPad On Jun 1, 2013, at 6:20 PM, "Carl Emerson" <c...@solarking.net.nz> wrote: Hi there, Thin film is still getting bad press after early production suffered degradation issues way back in the 90's. There is plenty of evidence that thin film produces at least 10% more energy because it performs better at temperature and responds better to global irradiance. Some brands may be problematic today but this is equally true of crystalline modules. Sure the efficiency is down and more area is needed for the same rated power but some brands are delivering 20% more energy in some climates. As for degradation, I have seen crystalline BP's with every panel turning brown and clapping out after just 12 years in the pacific Islands. So let's be Brand specific and not lump all thin film together and tar it with the same brush, based on early failures 30 years ago. Current issues backed up with hard data would be very useful. Regards Carl Emerson
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