NOVELTY - The photovoltaic module (200) comprises a photovoltaic cell (100) formed on a metal substrate, a module support layer comprising a thermally conductive electrically insulating layer (212) and a second metal substrate, and a thermally conductive, electrically insulating pottant layer for adhering the photovoltaic cells to the module support layer. The photovoltaic cell is a thin-film photovoltaic cell and silicon based photovoltaic cell, and includes a thermally conductive electrically insulating adhesive layer between the metal substrate and a metal back contact layer of the cell.    USE - Used as a photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module can be economically and easily manufactured with increased conversion efficiency and high reliability and without any damage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The photovoltaic module (200) comprises a photovoltaic cell (100) formed on a metal substrate, a module support layer comprising a thermally conductive electrically insulating layer (212) and a second metal substrate, and a thermally conductive, electrically insulating pottant layer for adhering the photovoltaic cells to the module support layer. The photovoltaic cell is a thin-film photovoltaic cell and a silicon based photovoltaic cell, includes a thermally conductive electrically insulating adhesive layer between the metal substrate and a metal back contact layer of the cell, is mounted on the module support layer, and has vias extending through an absorber layer of the photovoltaic cell, the metal substrate, and the thermally conductive electrically insulating adhesive layer. The module support layer is sized larger than the photovoltaic cell, and comprises of aluminum anodized to have a black alumina thermally conductive electrically insulating layer, and an underside that is black. The second metal substrate has a thermal conductivity of greater than 1.000 W/cm degrees C, and is coupled to a heat sink (216) to cool the multiple cells in a configuration defining a thermally conductive pathway from the metal substrate, through the thermally conductive electrically insulating adhesive layer of the cell, the metal back contact layer, and through the module support layer to allow for heat transfer from the cells to the heat sink that lowers a normal operating cell temperature of the photovoltaic cells, and comprises a planar metal foil. The vias have an electrically conductive portion in the via to create an electrical pathway from a transparent conductive electrode of the photovoltaic cell to the metal back contact layer. The metal back contact layer of the photovoltaic cell comprises a metal foil substrate in contact with the thermally conductive module support layer to define a thermal path for drawing heat away form the cell. The thermally conductive electrically insulating layer of the module support layer comprises an electrical insulator with thermally conductive particles. The thermally conductive electrically insulating adhesive layer of the photovoltaic cell comprises an electrical insulator with metal particles dispersed and spaced apart within the electrical insulator so that there is no electrical path through the layer, and thermally conductive particles. The heat sink comprises a three-dimensional laminar structure coupled to the underside of the module support layer for allowing air convection to heat away from the module, a water-containing vehicle coupled to the underside of the module support layer for carrying heat away from the module, and a heat sink with metal fins, a heat sink with a corrugated cross-sectional shape, a heat sink with a honeycomb structure and/or a heat sink with a lattice structure defining voids.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a cross-sectional view of a module.    Photovoltaic cell (100)    Photovoltaic module (200)    Metal foil underside (210)    Thermally conductive electrically insulating layer (212)    Metal foil structural layer (214)    Heat sink. (216)