Improved Techniques for Manufacturing the Alpha Solarco Concentrating Photovoltaic System, Final Subcontract Report, 6 January 1991 - 14 April 1991

This report describes the overall procedure involved in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells and modules; identified and describes potential cell and module manufacturing processes that can lead to improved performance, reduced manufacturing costs and significantly increased production, and notes the long-range potential benefits of these improvements; identifies and describes any problems thatmay impede the achievement of the long-range benefits; and identifies and describes the approaches for solving the identified implementation problems, including time and cost estimates.