Roadmap to 100 GWDC: Scientific and Supply Chain Challenges for CdTe Photovoltaics: Article No. 102235

B. Edward Sartor; Samantha Reese; Lorelle Mansfield; Ryan Muzzio; Chun-Sheng Jiang; Eric Colegrove; John Mangum; Camden Kasik; Daniel Shaw; James Sites; Ramesh Dhere; Alex Goldstone; Michael Moats; Lana Alagha; Chungho Lee; Dingyuan Lu; Gang Xiong; Rouin Farshchi; Jialiu Ma; Timothy Nagle; James Becker; William Huber; Manoj Jamarkattel; Ebin Bastola; Yanfa Yan; Randy Ellingson; Adam Phillips; Matthew Reese; Michael Heben

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2025.102235

Roadmap to 100 GWDC: Scientific and Supply Chain Challenges for CdTe Photovoltaics: Article No. 102235

B. Edward Sartor
, Samantha Reese
, Lorelle Mansfield
, Ryan Muzzio
, Chun-Sheng Jiang
, Eric Colegrove
, John Mangum
, Camden Kasik
, Daniel Shaw
, James Sites
, Ramesh Dhere
, Alex Goldstone
, Michael Moats
, Lana Alagha
, Chungho Lee
, Dingyuan Lu
, Gang Xiong
, Rouin Farshchi
, Jialiu Ma
, Timothy Nagle

James Becker, William Huber, Manoj Jamarkattel, Ebin Bastola, Yanfa Yan, Randy Ellingson, Adam Phillips, Matthew Reese, Michael Heben

Colorado State University
Sivananthan Laboratories
Missouri University of Science & Technology
First Solar
University of Toledo

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Abstract

This roadmap highlights pathways to expand the CdTe module manufacturing capacity per year to 100 GWDC by 2030 by improving Te extraction from existing supply chains, minimizing Te usage in modules by leveraging thinner absorbers, and focusing research efforts in key areas to improve module efficiencies. Both scientific and supply chain innovations will be necessary to maintain the high compound annual growth rate of the CdTe photovoltaic (PV) industry and cement its role as a key technology for multi-TW-scale PV deployment.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	20
Journal	Joule
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.102235
State	Published - 2026

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Keywords

CdTe
photovoltaics
technology roadmap
thin film

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Sartor, B. E., Reese, S., Mansfield, L., Muzzio, R., Jiang, C.-S., Colegrove, E., Mangum, J., Kasik, C., Shaw, D., Sites, J., Dhere, R., Goldstone, A., Moats, M., Alagha, L., Lee, C., Lu, D., Xiong, G., Farshchi, R., Ma, J., ... Heben, M. (2026). Roadmap to 100 GWDC: Scientific and Supply Chain Challenges for CdTe Photovoltaics: Article No. 102235. Joule, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.102235

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