TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The second surface sub-layer comprises the high melting point polymer. The inner sub-layers are comprises the high melting point polymer that is an ionomer. In (I), each of the two surface sub-layers comprises the acid terpolymer comprising 7-11 wt.% of repeat units of the alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and 20-30 wt.% of repeat units of the alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; and at least one of the inner sub-layer(s) comprises the high melting point polymer that is an ionomer and has a melting point of at least 90 degrees C. In (I), each of the acid terpolymer containing surface sub-layer(s) has a thickness of 0.5-5 mils (0.13 mm); each of the high melting point polymers containing inner sub-layer(s) has a thickness of 0.5 mils (0.013 mm) to 120 mils (3 mm); and the total thickness of (I) is 2 mils (0.051 mm) to 250 mils (6.35 mm). The article further comprises at least one outer laminate layer comprising or formed of a rigid sheet or polymeric film, where the rigid sheet is glass and rigid polymeric sheets formed of polycarbonates, acrylics, polyacrylates, cyclic polyolefins, polystyrenes, polyamides, polyesters and/or fluoropolymers; and the polymeric film comprises a polymeric material of polyesters, poly (ethylene naphthalate), polycarbonate, polyolefins, norbornene polymers, polystyrene, styrene-acrylate copolymers, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymers, polysulfones, nylons, polyurethanes, acrylics, cellulose acetates, cellophane, poly(vinyl chlorides) and/or fluoropolymers. The safety laminate comprises two outer laminate layers and an interlayer that is sandwiched between the two outer laminate layers, where each of the two outer laminate layers independently comprises or is formed of the rigid sheet or the polymeric film; and the interlayer comprises (I) having a thickness of 10 mils (0.25 mm) to 250 mils (6.35 mm) and optionally other polymeric film(s) or sheet(s). (I) has a thickness of 15 mils (0.38 mm) to 90 mils (2.28 mm) is sandwiched between two glass sheets and a polyester film, and where the polyester film is optionally hardcoated on the outside surface. The article is a solar cell pre-laminate assembly, further comprises a solar cell component formed of electronically interconnected solar cells. The solar cell is multi-crystalline solar cells, thin film solar cells, compound semiconductor solar cells and/or amorphous silicon solar cells. The article comprises a front encapsulant layer positioned next to the light-receiving side of the solar cell component and a back encapsulant layer positioned to the back side of the solar cell component, where the front encapsulant layer is formed of (I) having a thickness of 2-20 mils (0.51 mm); and the back encapsulant layer is formed of a polymeric material, which is acid copolymers, ionomers, ethylene vinyl acetates, poly(vinyl acetals) (including acoustic grade poly(vinyl acetals), polyurethanes, polyvinylchlorides, polyethylenes (e.g. linear low density polyethylenes), polyolefin block elastomers, poly( alpha -olefin-co- alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester) copolymers (e.g. poly(ethylene-co-methyl acrylate) and poly(ethylene-co-butyl acrylate))), silicone elastomers and/or epoxy resins. The front encapsulant layer and the back encapsulant layer comprise or are formed of (I). The article further comprises an incident layer positioned next to the front encapsulant layer and a backing layer positioned to the back encapsulant layer. The incident layer is glass sheets, polymeric sheets. The backing layer comprises or is formed of glass sheet, polymeric sheet, polymeric film, metal sheet and ceramic plate. The article consists essentially of, from top to bottom, an incident layer that is positioned next to a front encapsulant layer that is positioned next to the solar cell component that is positioned next to a back encapsulant layer that is positioned next to a backing layer, where one or both of the two encapsulant layers are formed of the acid terpolymer containing (I). Preferred Process: The laminating step: is conducted by subjecting the assembly to heat; and further comprises subjecting the assembly to vacuum. EXAMPLE - A 3.2 mm thick Starphire (RTM: Low iron glass layer), a 20 mil (0.51 mm) thick sheet made of poly(ethylene-co-n-butyl acrylate-co-methacrylic acid) containing repeat units of n-butyl acrylate (23.5 wt.%) and repeat units of methacrylic acid (9 wt.%), and an Akasol (RTM: Film layer) was stacked to form a pre-lamination assembly. The pre-lamination assembly was then laminated within a Meier laminator. The lamination cycle included an evacuation step (vacuum of 1 mbar) of 4.5 minutes, a pressure build up stage of 1 minute and a pressing stage (pressure of 999 mbar) of 5.5 minutes at 140 degrees C.