TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Module: The solar cell module comprises a front encapsulant layer that is laminated to the front sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly and a back encapsulant layer that is laminated to the back non-sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly, where one of the front and back encapsulant layers is at least one encapsulant layer, and where the other of the front and back encapsulant layer is cross-linked or uncross-linked and consists essentially of at least one polymeric materials selected from copolymers comprising alpha-olefin and alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, ionomers of copolymers comprising alpha -olefin and alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, copolymers comprising ethylene and a moiety comprising an epoxy group, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, poly(vinyl acetals), polyurethanes, polyvinylchlorides, polyethylenes, polyolefin block copolymer elastomers, copolymers of alpha -olefin and alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, silicone elastomers, and/or epoxy resins. The module comprises two encapsulant layers, where the two encapsulant layers are the front encapsulant layer and the back encapsulant layer, and where the two encapsulant layers consist essentially of the composition (C1) or the product of cross-linking the composition (C1), and where the composition (C1) of the front encapsulant layer and the composition (C1) of the back encapsulant layer are the same or different. The module further comprises an incident layer, where the incident layer is an outermost surface layer of the module and is positioned on the front sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly, and where the incident layer is made of a material selected from (i) glass sheets, (ii) polymeric sheets comprising a polymer selected from polycarbonates, acrylics, polyacrylates, cyclic polyolefins, polystyrenes, polyamides, polyesters, and/or fluoropolymers, and (iii) polymeric films comprising a polymer selected from polyesters, 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 module further comprises a backing layer, where the backing layer is an outermost surface layer of the module and is positioned on the back non-sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly, and where the backing layer is made of a material selected from glass sheets, polymeric sheets, polymeric films, metal sheets, and ceramic plates. The solar cell module consists essentially of, in order of position, an incident layer, a front encapsulant layer that is at least one encapsulant layer comprising the composition (C1) or the product of cross-linking the composition (C1), and the solar cell assembly, where the assembly further comprises a substrate upon which the thin film solar cells are deposited and the substrate is positioned such that the substrate is an outermost surface of the module and is positioned on the back non-sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly. The solar cell module consists essentially of, in order of position, the solar cell assembly, a back encapsulant layer that is the encapsulant layer comprising the composition (C1), and a backing layer, where the assembly further comprises a superstrate upon which the thin film solar cells are deposited and the superstrate is positioned such that the superstrate is an outermost surface of the module on the front sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly. The solar control module further comprises a film layer, where the film layer is in direct contact with the encapsulant layer, and where the film layer comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate). Preferred Cells: The solar cells are wafer-based solar cells selected from crystalline silicon (c-Si) and multi-crystalline silicone (mc-Si) based solar cells and the module consists essentially of, in order of position, an incident layer, the front encapsulant layer, the solar cell assembly, the back encapsulant layer, and a backing layer. The solar cells are thin film solar cells selected from amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium selenide (CIS), copper indium/gallium diselenide (CIGS), light absorbing dyes, and organic semiconductor based solar cells.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Method: In the method (M1), the sheet is formed by an extrusion process, where the sheet has at least one roughened surface. In the method (M2), the laminating step is conducted by subjecting the assembly to heat and optionally vacuum or pressure. The extrusion process is a multilayer extrusion process. Preferred Sheet: The extruded sheet has a thickness of 1-120 mils (0.025-3 mm). The extruded sheet comprises at least one layer comprising the blend composition. In the multilayered extruded sheet, the layer comprising the blend composition is an inner layer having a thickness of 10-30 mils (0.25-0.76 mm), or where the layer comprising the blend composition is a surface layer having a thickness of 1-5 mils (0.025-0.12 mm). Preferred Components: The first olefin is n-butyl acrylate and the second olefin is acrylic acid. The third olefin is glycidyl methacrylate. The encapsulant layer is directly laminated to the solar cell assembly, where the solar cell assembly has a front sun-facing side and a back non-sun-facing side. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.