A solar farm in California will be the largest to use an
emerging type of thin-film solar technology, another competitive
force bringing down the price of solar. Japan-based Solar
Frontier will supply solar panels built with solar cells that
use a combination of copper, indium, and selenide. The project,
which will produce 150 megawatts at peak times, will be in Kearn
County, California and is expected to be completed next June.
Project developer Enxco and Solar Frontier said the thin-film
technology has a favorable year-round energy production, not
only during its peak output. The technology is "compelling to
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