Sentiment for solar growth hurt further as First Solar exits CIGS market

Dec 15, 2011 | 03:42 AM |

The prospects for copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology in the solar energy sector have suffered a further blow this week as Arizona-based First Solar decided to abandon CIGS and focus on cadmium-telluride solar cells. First Solar said it will axe its Santa Clara arm, which specialised in CIGS....





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