Last year First Solar acquired California-based startup TetraSun, as concerns grew about the competitive disadvantage of the company’s CdTe modules, which have lower conversion efficiencies than most standard crystalline silicon modules on the market.
First Solar still intends to begin mass production of TetraSun modules in Malaysia later this year, and has a distribution deal in place with JX Nippon in Japan, which is viewed as the core market for TetraSun panels.
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