Comments on: 5N: Riding the First Solar wave http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/12/15/5n-riding-the-first-solar-wave/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/12/15/5n-riding-the-first-solar-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 Anonymous Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:27:56 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/12/15/5n-riding-the-first-solar-wave/#comment-1681 It is my understanding that cadmium is considered a banned or restricted substance under Europe’s RoHS directive. At this point in time it is my understanding that First Solar’s solar panels are neither exempt or restricted, so one assumes that a decision will be pending sometime in the future. First Solar itself have a production in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, not far from 5N’s production site. So with the news that 5N is going ahead with the production of the same type of solar technology, obviously makes me wonder if I am missing something here. Have you heard anything that would lead one to assume that Europe has exempted solar panels built using cadmium telluride technology, or is everybody (First Solar, 5N, etc) expected a positive outcome? It is my understanding that cadmium is considered a banned or restricted substance under Europe’s RoHS directive. At this point in time it is my understanding that First Solar’s solar panels are neither exempt or restricted, so one assumes that a decision will be pending sometime in the future. First Solar itself have a production in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, not far from 5N’s production site.

So with the news that 5N is going ahead with the production of the same type of solar technology, obviously makes me wonder if I am missing something here.

Have you heard anything that would lead one to assume that Europe has exempted solar panels built using cadmium telluride technology, or is everybody (First Solar, 5N, etc) expected a positive outcome?

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