The capital intensity of photovoltaics manufacturing: barrier to scale and opportunity for innovation

The capital intensity of photovoltaics manufacturing: barrier to scale and opportunity for innovation

Using a bottom-up cost model, we assess the impact of initial factory capital expenditure (capex) on photovoltaic (PV) module minimum sustainable price (MSP) and industry-wide trends. We find capex to have two important impacts on PV manufacturing. First, capex strongly influences the per-unit MSP o...

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Main Authors: Powell, Douglas M. (Contributor), Fu, Ran (Author), Horowitz, Kelsey (Author), Basore, Paul A. (Author), Woodhouse, Michael (Author), Buonassisi, Tonio (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-03-30T13:42:58Z.
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