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Its published specifications are 455–480 W and 18.1%–19.0% efficiency, with a 30-year linear performance warranty and 0.1% warranted annual degradation. The CuRe technology replaces copper in the semiconductor structure and is intended to improve bifaciality, temperature coefficient and long-term energy output. [P145003570][https://www.firstsolar.com/-/media/First-Solar/Technical-Documents/Series-6-Datasheets/Series-6-Plus-V2-Datasheet.pdf]\n\nSeries 7 modules are larger-format products, with TR1 for the U.S. and FT1 for India. Published variants span 505–550 W and reach up to 19.7% efficiency; TR1 carries a 30-year performance warranty and 0.3% warranted annual degradation, while FT1 has a 25-year warranty and the same stated degradation rate. The FY2025 report gives year-end average output of 532 W for Series 7 and 464 W for Series 6 Plus. 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