Q Cells CIGS TechnologyIn this type of thin film module the active layer consists of Copper Indium Gallium di-Selinide (CIGS) instead of silicon. The long thin cells of CIGS modules make them less sensitive to partial shading compared to crystalline silicon modules. In the laboratory, CIGS modules have achieved efficiencies comparable to crystalline silicon modules. Q-Smart CIGS modules have one of the highest conversion efficiencies of thin film modules produced on a commercial scale. |
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Q Cells CIGS Thin Film solar panels are represented by the top light blue line on the graph above. The remaining lines represent other thin film panels. Review more Q Cells CIGS performance data from the Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre Go to Desert Knowledge Australia’s Solar Centre Live System Information page to see what the different installations are generating now. Q Cells CIGS thin film panels are item 27. Click on all other thin film modules (buttons on the left) for a comparison of the data. |
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The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre (DKASC) is a demonstration facility for commercialised solar technologies operating in the arid solar conditions of Alice Springs, Central Australia. This comparison above includes four available thin film panels normalised to output per 1 kW installed. |












