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Qcells aims to build world's first big factory for next-generation tandem solar

Canary Media reports the U.S. solar manufacturer is targeting tandem panels that pair silicon cells with additional layers.

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  • Qcells aims to build a large factory for next-generation tandem solar, Canary Media reported on Oct. 13, calling it the world's first big factory for the technology.

  • Tandem panels pair traditional silicon cells with additional layers, and laboratory work has established that this raises conversion efficiency, according to the report.

Qcells aims to build a large factory for next-generation tandem solar, Canary Media reported on Oct. 13, calling it the world's first big factory for the technology.

Tandem panels pair traditional silicon cells with additional layers, and laboratory work has established that this raises conversion efficiency, according to the report.

Qcells' U.S. footprint includes an expanded August agreement with Microsoft that ties data center load to dispatchable batteries, per this publication's reporting.

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