And new "thin film" solar cells, being promoted by Sharp and a host of start-ups, require little or no polysilicon and are thus not vulnerable to supply shortages.

由夏普公司和其它创造者联合开发的新型“薄膜”太阳能电池只要很少一点甚至不需要多晶硅，这就使得这些产品不会受多晶硅短缺的困扰。

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Solyndra, which was founded in 2005, invented a type of cylindrical solar module that was printed with thin-film photovoltaic cells that used little of the then-expensive polysilicon that forms the heart of conventional solar modules.

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