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The Advancing U.S. Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaics funding program awards $44 million for research, development, and demonstration projects on two major thin-film photovoltaic (PV)
Solar energy has emerged as a promising renewable solution, with cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells leading the way due to their high efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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