NOVELTY - Frameless photovoltaic module (400) comprises: a transparent front sealing sheet (104) containing a glass sheet; back sealing sheet containing a glass sheet; many interconnected photovoltaic cells (102) disposed between the transparent front and back sealing sheets; an encapsulant disposed between the transparent front sealing sheet and interconnected photovoltaic cells; and a structural bonding material (108) containing a UV resistant silicone-based adhesive disposed in the perimeter sealing area and forming a structural bond between the transparent front and back sealing sheets.    USE - Used as a frameless photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module has: only one encapsulant layer, thus reducing the processing cost and weight of the module; flexible and rigid sealing sheets that protect the cell from environment and moisture ingress; and fewer voids and thus exhibits improved light transmission and sealing properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Frameless photovoltaic module (400) comprises: a transparent front sealing sheet (104) containing a glass sheet; back sealing sheet containing a glass sheet; many interconnected photovoltaic cells (102) disposed between the transparent front and back sealing sheets, where the transparent front and back sealing sheets extend beyond the interconnected photovoltaic cells and form a perimeter sealing area surrounding the interconnected photovoltaic cells; an encapsulant disposed between the transparent front sealing sheet and interconnected photovoltaic cells; and a structural bonding material (108) containing a UV resistant silicone-based adhesive disposed in the perimeter sealing area and forming a structural bond between the transparent front and back sealing sheets, where the structural bonding material provides mechanical support to back sealing sheet, and no encapsulant is disposed between the back sealing sheet and interconnected photovoltaic cells. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for fabricating a photovoltaic module comprising: providing a first sealing sheet comprising an internal surface and a sealing area; dispensing a structural bonding material onto the internal surface of the first sealing sheet in the sealing area; and assembling a stack containing the first sealing sheet, structural bonding material, a second sealing sheet contacting the structural bonding material, the interconnected photovoltaic cells positioned between the first and the second sealing sheet, and the encapsulant disposed either between the interconnected photovoltaic cells and the first sheet or between the interconnected photovoltaic cells and the second sheet, where the structural bonding material comes into contact with the second sealing sheet during assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates a schematic representation of a photovoltaic module including a structural bonding material and a light blocking feature.    Photovoltaic cells (102)    Front sealing sheet (104)    Structural bonding material (108)    Photovoltaic module (400)    Light blocking feature (402)