NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module assembly for mounting on a frame of a racking system of a photovoltaic module installation site, comprises a photovoltaic module including a back sheet, at least one crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell supported on the back sheet, a first encapsulant layer formed from a silicone composition supported on the photovoltaic cell, and a cover sheet supported on the first encapsulant layer; a set of mounting pads; and adhesive.    USE - The photovoltaic module assembly is useful for mounting on frame of racking system of photovoltaic module installation site (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive advantageously has excellent adhesion to glass and metals, as well as a variety of other materials and substrates. It is also flexible so as to absorb mismatches caused by differences coefficient of thermal expansion of different material and to reduce stress on the photovoltaic module. The adhesive can also withstand wind load and snow load and adequately resists deterioration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic module assembly for mounting on a frame of a racking system of a photovoltaic module installation site, comprises a photovoltaic module including a back sheet, at least one crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell supported on the back sheet, a first encapsulant layer formed from a silicone composition supported on the photovoltaic cell, and a cover sheet supported on the first encapsulant layer; a set of mounting pads spaced from each other and fixed relative to the back sheet, the mounting pads being configured to support the photovoltaic module on the racking system of the photovoltaic module installation site; and adhesive disposed between and contacting the back sheet of the photovoltaic module and the mounting pads to adhere the mounting pads to the photovoltaic module; where the adhesive is formed from a room-temperature vulcanizing silicone composition. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of assembling a photovoltaic module assembly, comprising providing a photovoltaic module including at least one crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell, a first encapsulant layer formed from a silicone composition disposed on the photovoltaic cell, and a cover sheet disposed on the first encapsulant layer; providing a set of mounting pads; applying a room-temperature vulcanizing silicone composition to one of the back sheet or each of the mounting pads; contacting the room-temperature vulcanizing silicone composition to the other of the back sheet or each of the mounting pads; and curing the room-temperature vulcanizing silicone composition while in contact with the back sheet and the mounting pads to adhere the mounting pads to the back sheet.