Glass
Tempered glass in solar PV modules serves as a protective front layer, shielding the photovoltaic cells from environmental elements while allowing sunlight to pass through efficiently for energy conversion. This component does not use large amounts of critical minerals.
Critical minerals used in Glass
This component doesn't use any critical minerals
Traded commodities related to Glass
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