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This does not seem to be the case. I googled "cdte cells market share" and immediately found a couple of Web-sites that say otherwise (although their numbers di

This does not seem to be the case. I googled "cdte cells market share" and immediately found a couple of Web-sites that say otherwise (although their numbers differ quite considerably): https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/cadmium-telluride-photovoltaic-market https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/cadmium-te... https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/587880725/cadmium-telluride-solar-cell-cdte-market-to-reach-usd-18-18-41-mn-by-2029-with-12-10-of-high-cagr https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/587880725/cadmium-telluride-... https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-demand-rises-expansion-of-market-for-cadmium-telluride-for-solar-cells-rapidly-increasing-301478230.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-demand-rises-exp...

hwillis 4y ago
6 billion in 2028 works out to <2.4% of the market. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/07/14/2479494/0/en/Solar-Energy-System-Market-Size-Worth-USD-255-3-Billion-Globally-by-2028-at-20-1-CAGR-Solar-Energy-System-Industry-Report-by-Vantage-Market-Research.html https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/07/14/247...
Schroedingersat 4y ago
So the highest growth projections put them at a small fraction of today's monocrystalline market a few years after it's fairly likely that there'll be yet another technology dominating because it lowers resource requirements? If you're that worried about a few grams of Cd per kW, please ban them or implement a version of WIEEE. You'll have to ban nuclear control rods and a few other things too.