The company already sells its multicrystalline silicon solar modules for utility scale applications, and rooftops with ideal angles and orientations. The Q.SMART thin-film modules will give it another offering for rooftops that may not face due south, or cannot accommodate the optimal tilt angle for crystalline PV.

“We believe that there are different technologies that will provide the better yield – and therefore the best value proposition for our customers ultimately – based on different advantages of the technology,” Marc van Gerven, managing director of Q-Cells