Hard-pressed Asian solar manufacturers have switched from multi-layer polymer backsheets to a single layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), with a protective coating on both sides of their modules ...

A group of researchers led by France's National Solar Energy Institute (INES) – a division of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) – has investigated the reliability of ...

A typical three-layered structure of a backsheet is comprised of an outer layer with ideal properties to resist environmental stress, a middle layer for good electrical insulation, and an inner layer ...