NOVELTY - Fabricating photovoltaic module, comprises: providing photovoltaic cell (104) comprising surface; providing interconnect wire network assembly (106) comprising conductive wire network; establishing electrical contact between portion of conductive wire network and surface of photovoltaic cell; providing molten thermoplastic polymer; and cooling molten thermoplastic polymer to form solid polymer configured to provide mechanical support to conductive wire network with respect to surface of photovoltaic cell during at least one subsequent processing operations and operation of photovoltaic module.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating photovoltaic module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fabricating a photovoltaic module, comprises: providing a photovoltaic cell comprising a surface; providing an interconnect wire network assembly comprising a conductive wire network; establishing an electrical contact between a portion of the conductive wire network and the surface of the photovoltaic cell, where the conductive wire network is aligned in a predetermined manner with respect to the photovoltaic cell; providing a molten thermoplastic polymer adjacent to an interface between the portion of the conductive wire network and the surface of the photovoltaic cell; and cooling the molten thermoplastic polymer to form a solid polymer configured to provide mechanical support to the conductive wire network with respect to the surface of the photovoltaic cell during at least one subsequent processing operations and operation of the photovoltaic module. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photovoltaic module (100) comprising: a first photovoltaic cell comprising a first surface; the conductive wire network, a first portion of the conductive wire network in direct contact and electrical communication with the first surface of the first photovoltaic cell; a thermoplastic material positioned adjacent to the interface between the first portion of the conductive wire network and the first surface and providing support to the first portion of the conductive wire network with respect to the first surface of the first photovoltaic cell, where a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material exceeds an operating temperature of the photovoltaic module; and a layer of an encapsulant material in direct contact with the thermoplastic material, where the encapsulant material filling topographical voids created by the portion of the conductive wire network and/or the thermoplastic material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (100)    Photovoltaic cell (104)    Network assembly (106)    Top bus bar (108)    Bottom bus bar (110)