Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) Individually, a solar cell is able to produce only about 1V. This is too small for most applications. Hence the solar cells are connected in series to form the solar panels so that…
Which Sectors within Solar PV Manufacturing Require High Capital Costs?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) The solar PV value chain looks thus (for crystalline solar panels): Polysilicon ==> Ingots & wafers ==> Solar Cells ==> Solar Panel ==> Solar Power Plants/Off-grid Solar Products. Stages requiring high capital expenses…
How are the Prospects for Solar Manufacturing in India?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) With the Indian Government’s Make in India program in full swing, there is a significant interest among businesses and entrepreneurs, both from India and abroad, in investing in manufacturing opportunities in solar.…
How Does Value Addition Vary across the Solar PV Manufacturing Value Chain?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) An interesting question that is often asked of Solar Mango is on the value addition at each stage of the solar PV value chain – from polysilicon to module. We provide a…
Will Thin Film Solar Cells Really Work for 25 Long Years?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) That’s a good question indeed. The very term thin film brings to our minds solar modules so thin that they flap in the wind, and who knows, could get torn off :-).…
Are All Thin Film Solar Cells Flexible? Ask Solar Mango
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) When people are first told about thin-film solar, the immediate picture they form in their minds is a flexible strip of film that they can bend as they like. However, not all…