3SUN B60: Europe's biggest solar factory makes heterojunction panels in Sicily
Europe installs tens of gigawatts of solar every year but makes only a tiny share of the panels itself.
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First Solar Series 7: thin-film solar without Chinese silicon, made in the US and India
Almost every solar panel in the world is made from crystalline silicon, and most of that silicon supply chain runs through China.
Heliatek HeliaSol: a stick-on organic solar film from Dresden
Most of the surface area of our buildings cannot carry heavy glass solar panels: weak roofs, curved surfaces and tall concrete facades.
Oxford PV tandem module: perovskite on silicon, made in Brandenburg
Silicon solar panels are close to their practical efficiency limit, so the industry is looking for a second layer that can harvest more of the sun's spectrum.
Waaree ELITE R: India's biggest panel maker scales up n-type bifacial modules
India wants to install hundreds of gigawatts of solar and to make the equipment itself rather than import it from China.