SoloPower gets UL listing for thin-film PV panels

SoloPower, Inc., San Jose, Calif., a manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced that its modules have passed the UL test. The company's products are the first high-power flexible CIGS (copper indium gallium (di)selenide) PV modules certified under UL 1703, the safety standard for all PV module manufacturing.

SoloPower, which focuses on rooftop PV applications, will initially introduce the modules to the European and North American markets. The company is in the process of adding a second production line to increase its manufacturing capacity.

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