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tablets, solar bags, through to car roofs and windscreens. These markets are not as large as the markets for rooftop and solar farm installations but of course, the competition there is not as harsh.


As an added benefit, some of the requirements of these applications might be more relevant to some of the thin film technologies as they are characterized by unique advantages that could make them a preferred choice. Examples include improved indoor performance, transparency, and even improved power production at wide angles of incident light.


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Comparing to historical data from other companies,


economies of scale will help bring costs down dramatically for Solar Frontier and will make the


company’s modules increasingly competitive. This will create


a more difficult situation for other thin film manufacturers that have yet to achieve large volume production who will have to offer a competitive product if they want to succeed


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