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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Hilton’s third question is
important.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Are we seeing a rise in thin film failure
or is this only mono and poly?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards<br>
Carl Emerson</span></font><font size=1 color=white face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Hilton Dier III<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 30 May 2013 1:09 a.m.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] Defective
modules</span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greetings wrenches,<br>
<br>
I'm sure many of you have seen this article in the New York Times: <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hp&_r=1&">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hp&_r=1&</a><br>
<br>
I have already gotten an email from a panicked client asking about canceling
his project.<br>
<br>
First question: Has anybody dealt with defective modules lately, and if so,
what brands?<br>
Second question: How much does this affect first-tier manufacturers (Trina,
Suntech, Yingli...) and how much of this is "no-name" brands?<br>
Third question: Is this restricted to a particular technology such as thin
film?<br>
<br>
And the big question: How do we deal with this? I can imagine the fossil fuel
and nuclear industries promoting this story with enthusiasm.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Hilton<br>
<br>
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<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hilton Dier III<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Renewable Energy Design<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Partner, Solar Gain LLC<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>453 East Hill Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Middlesex, VT 05602<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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