Dow’s polyolefin encapsulants performance claims validated by TÜV Rheinland

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Dow Chemical’s ‘ENLIGHT’ polyolefin films, recently launched for c-Si module applications have had claims of no power loss after 10,000 hours of operation validated in test carried-out by TÜV Rheinland.

“This is another step – an important one – that continues to validate the performance of ENLIGHT films for use in crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell technology,” commented Mark Hofius, leader of the R&D team.”

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Dow claims that its polyolefin encapsulant films allow module manufacturers to use faster processing speeds (up to 30% faster) because of an extended window for lamination temperatures and the virtual elimination of bubbles, which leads to fewer rejects, lowering production costs.

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