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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'>Jay,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Are they doing a ‘real world’
test for each module over say 12 monts????<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Carl Emerson<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'>Hi Carl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Would like to see real data. <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'>Photon publishes their module data, and thin film are
no where near the top of the list. <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'>Nexpower. #14<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'>First solar. #131<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'>Total of 151 modules in the test. <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'>Jay<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'>Peltz power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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On Jun 1, 2013, at 6:20 PM, "Carl Emerson" <<a
href="mailto:Carl@solarking.net.nz">Carl@solarking.net.nz</a>> wrote:<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'>Hi there,<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></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'>Thin film is still getting bad press after
early production suffered degradation issues way back in the 90’s.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>There is plenty of evidence that thin film
produces at least 10% more energy because it performs better at temperature and
responds better to global irradiance.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Some brands may be problematic today but
this is equally true of crystalline modules.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Sure the efficiency is down and more area
is needed for the same rated power but some brands are delivering 20% more
energy in some climates.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>As for degradation, I have seen
crystalline BP’s with every panel turning brown and clapping out after
just 12 years in the pacific Islands.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>So let’s be Brand specific and not
lump all thin film together and tar it with the same brush, based on early
failures 30 years ago. <u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Current issues backed up with hard data
would be very useful…<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><u5:p> </u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></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<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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