The thirty-fourth issue of Photovoltaics International brings you insights into the latest in-depth research from the world of solar R&D. From Solar Intelligence, find out the Silicon Module Super League in 2017 and 2018: a data-driven, bottom-up analysis of technology and capacity forecasts. Also covering cu-plated electrodes with laser contact opening on n-type crystalline silicon solar cells, high-performance screen-printable pastes for HJT cells, ultrafast lifetime regeneration of boron-doped Czochralski-silicon in an industrial belt-line furnace, use of a perovskite layer to boost the efficiency of CIGS modules and improving the efficiency of PV modules using glass reflective strips.