Abound solar's CdTe module manufacturing and product introduction

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 002264-002268

  Barth, K L ^a  

^a Abound Solar Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS; AUTOMATED PRODUCTIONS; BACK CONTACT; CAPITAL EQUIPMENTS; CDTE; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURING CAPACITY; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; MODULE FABRICATION; MODULE MANUFACTURING; MODULE PACKAGES; PRODUCT INTRODUCTION; SEMI-CONDUCTOR FABRICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS; SUBSTRATE HEATING; TOTAL PROCESSING TIME; VACUUM CHAMBERS;

AIR POLLUTION; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GLASS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

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EID: 77951522926     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411358     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

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