We’ll keep improving this technology and see what the future brings.” Last year , Topaz beat the conversion efficiency mark for cadmium telluride (Cdte) with a world-record 21.5% , beating the 2014 record of 20.4%efficiency; the company predicted it would exceed 21.5% in 2015 . According to the firm, "The achievement places First Solar ahead of its established research cell roadmap, and validates CdTe ’s continuing competitive advantage over traditional crystalline silicon technology." Raffi Garabedian , First Solar's CdTe , notes, "We've improved the efficiency and energy density of our mass-produced commercial CTO modules at a rate one times faster than our multi-crystalline Si competitors. We fully expect to further separate ourselves from the pack in coming years ."
Last year , Topaz beat the conversion efficiency mark for cadmium telluride (Cdte) with a world-record 21.5% , beating the 2014 record of 20.4%efficiency; the company predicted it would exceed 21.5% in 2015 . According to the firm, "The achievement places First Solar ahead of its established research cell roadmap, and validates CdTe ’s continuing competitive advantage over traditional crystalline silicon technology." Raffi Garabedian , First Solar's CdTe , notes, "We've improved the efficiency and energy density of our mass-produced commercial CTO modules at a rate one times faster than our multi-crystalline Si competitors. We fully expect to further separate ourselves from the pack in coming years ."