alt Hacker NewsManufacturers already reacted and intensified efforts to replace silver in panels with copper:
https://finance-commerce.com/2026/02/solar-panels-silver-to-...
Manufacturers already reacted and intensified efforts to replace silver in panels with copper:
https://finance-commerce.com/2026/02/solar-panels-silver-to-...
I know. AIKO has been using copper in their BC cells, and LONGi is making the transition. Many TOPCon cell manufacturers are using silver-coated copper pastes, but full copper metallization is unlikely to happen in the next year or two.