TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The curing agent comprises: 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(t-butylperoxy) hexane; 1,1-bis(t-butylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane; 2,2-bis(4,4,-di-(t-butylperoxy)cyclohexyl)propane; t-amylperoxy-2-ethylhexyl carbonate; t-hexylperoxy isopropyl carbonate; and/or t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexyl carbonate. The curing agent is present less than or equal to 3.05 phr.R = 1-24C alkyl 1-24C alkoxy, 2-18C alkenyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, 7-15C phenylalkyl or 6-12C aryl, where the phenylalkyl or aryl substituted on the aryl ring by 1-4 groups of 1-4C alkyl;R2, R3 = H, CN, nitro, -D1, -CO-D1, -COOD1, -CONHD1, -CON(D1)2;D1 = H, 1-24C alkyl, 2-18C alkenyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, 1-24C alkoxy, 7-15C phenylalkyl or 6-12C aryl, where the aryl or phenylalkyl is substituted on the aryl ring by 1-4 groups of 1-4C alkyl, and neither R, R2, nor R3 is a OH group at the ortho position of the aromatic ring;R4-R6 = H, 1-24C alkyl, 1-24C alkoxy, 2-18C alkenyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, 7-15C phenylalkyl, 6-12C aryl, where the aryl or phenylalkyl is substituted on the aryl ring by 1-4 groups of 1-4C alkyl, or the alkyl, alkoxy, or alkenyl is substituted by one or more -OH, -COOE4, -OCOE4, -OE1, -NHCOE4 and/or -NE2E3 groups,E1 = 1-24C alkyl or 2-18C alkenyl; eitherE2, E3 = H, 1-18C alkyl, 6-14C aryl, 7-15C aralkyl, 2-18C alkenyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl, or 1-3C hydroxylalkyl, orNE2E3 = pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine or morpholine ring;E4 = H, 1-24C alkyl (optionally substituted by 1-4 hydroxyl groups), 5-12C cycloalkyl, 3-18C alkenyl, where alkyl, cycloalkyl, or alkenyl is substituted by one or more -NE5E6 groups; eitherE5, E6 = H, 1-18C alkyl, 6-14C aryl, 7-15C aralkyl, 2-18C alkenyl, 5-12C cycloalkyl or 1-3C hydroxylalkyl, 7-15C phenylalkyl, 6-12C aryl, where the aryl or phenylalkyl is substituted on the aryl ring by 1-4 groups of 1-4C alkyl; orNE5E6 = pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine or morpholine ring; andZ1 = H, 1-24C alkyl, phenyl (optionally substituted by 1-4 groups of 1-4C alkyl), 1-12C alkoxy, where the alkyl or alkoxy is substituted by one or more -OH, -COOE4, -OCOE4, -OE1, -NHCOE4.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Composition: The encapsulant composition further comprises one or more colorants, pigments, mineral fillers, metal oxides, curing agents, curing co-agents, adhesion promoters, thermal stabilizers, UV light stabilizers, antioxidants, processing aids, plasticizers, flame retardants, reinforcing agents, anti-static agents and/or dispersants. Preferred Components: The UV light absorber has a structure of formula (I) or (II). The olefinic co-polymer comprises a co-polymer of ethylene and at least one co-monomer comprising mono-carboxylic acids, di-carboxylic acids, vinyl esters of carboxylic acids, alkyl acrylates and/or alpha -olefins. The olefinic co-polymer comprises ethylene vinylformate, ethylene vinylacetate, ethylene vinylpropionate, ethylene vinylisopropionate, ethylene vinylbutyrate and/or ethylene vinylhexanoate. The olefinic co-polymer comprises at least one metallocene catalyzed ethylene alpha -olefin co-polymer. The adhesion promoter comprises: an organosilane adhesion promoter containing at least one group amenable to chain growth polymerization which is at least one vinyl group, at least one methacryl group, at least one acryl group, at least one epoxy group, at least one amino group or at least one mercapto group and/or a chlorosilane adhesion promoter. The adhesion promoter comprises vinyl-trimethoxysilane, vinyl-triethoxysilane, vinyl-tris( beta -methoxyethoxy)silane, 3-methacryloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl-triethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane, vinylbenzylaminoethylaminopropyl-trimethoxysilane, N- beta -(aminoethyl)- gamma -aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-chloropropyl-methoxysilane, vinyl-trichlorosilane, oligomeric-methoxysilane and/or oligomeric-ethoxysilane. The UV light absorber is present at 0.01-1.85 parts per hundred resin (phr) and comprises the adhesion promoter of less than or equal to 1.45 phr. The curing agent comprises an organic peroxide curing agents having a decomposition half-life of less than one hour at 150 degrees C. EXAMPLE - Typical composition comprised (in phr): ethylene vinylacetate-1 (100); dimethyl-4-methoxybenzylidenemalonate (0.1); 3 -methacry loxypropyltrimethoxy silane (0.25); and poly(oxyethylene-oxypropylene) methyl polysiloxane (0.05).