A copper-bottomed answer to solar's silver dependence

The solar industry has dragged its heels on the issue of silver-dependence for cell metallization, but China's Jiangsu Xianghuan Technology (JXTC) is moving into commercial production with a copper plating process that overcomes many of the challenges that have limited interest from cell manufacturers. From pv magazine 12/24-01/25 Recent growth in solar manufacturing has brought forward concern about the availability of certain materials at the scale needed for solar installations to reach anywhere close to global 2030 targets. Chief among the materials at issue is silver. A 2021 study from University ...

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