Cadmium telluride is a crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium. Three major CdTe on glass factories in the US have been recently announced each with a unique starting point.
It is used as an infrared optical window and a solar cell material. It is usually sandwiched with cadmium sulfide to form a p-n junction photovoltaic solar cell. Typically, CdTe cells use a n-i-p structure.
Abound Solar has won a US DOE loan to support a new 640 MW/yr facility in Tipton, Indiana. General Electric (GE) recently announced buying Primestar. They indicate that they will be building the largest PV manufacturing facility in the world. It is widely used in the fabricate of solar cellular phone*, semiconductor device fabric, visible-band optoelectronic devices, photosensitive drum, laser pitch contour, obvious brightness level detectors, laser window materials, infrared radiation two-color detector, photoluminescence, electroluminescence, cathode-ray emitting material.
Finally First Solar has announced a 250 MW/yr facility to be built in Mesa City Arizona near Phoenix. Let’s take a closer look to see which one of these factories might have the best advantage to be in the lead to generate revenue.
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