TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Components: The first wire set is further structured, located, sized, shaped and/or connected to provide a current path from each solar cell of the first set of solar cells to the input and output terminals of the first wire set by providing a series electrical connection passing through each of the solar cell(s) of the first set. The flexible substrate member is made of pliable fabric or rip stock. In the solar panel assembly: the solar cell(s) of the first set of solar cell(s) each comprise many corners; the first securement hardware set comprises many corner-holding structures (32), where each corner holding structure is structured, sized, shaped, located and/or connected to releasably secure a corner of a solar cell; and the first securement hardware set comprises heat releasable adhesive material. The first solar module further comprises a first plastic layer, a second plastic layer, a third plastic layer, a first fiber panel and rip stop backing material layer, where: the first set of solar cell(s) and the second plastic layer are located between the first plastic layer and the third plastic layer; the first set of solar cell(s) is located between the second plastic layer and the third plastic layer; the first wire set is located between the first plastic layer and the third plastic layer, except for the input and output terminals of the first wire set which extend outside of the space between the first and third plastic layers; the first fiber panel is located between the first and third plastic layers; and the second and third plastic layers and the first set of solar cell(s) are all located between the first plastic layer and the rip stop backing material layer. The first wire set substantially comprises flat wire segments. The first set of solar cells of the first solar module is one of monocrystalline type (preferred) or polycrystalline type. The input and output terminals respectively comprise an electrical connector that is structured, sized, shaped and/or connected to form detachably attachable electrical connections with respective mating connectors. The first securement hardware comprises a heat releasable chemical bonding agent. The first solar cell of the first and second solar modules is monocrystalline. Preferred Method: The method further comprises subsequent to the assembling step and prior to the deploying step, shipping the assembled solar cell assembly to a deployment site, where the shipping step includes the sub-step comprising folding the solar cell assembly so that the fold lines in the flexible substrate sub-assembly do not intersect the solar modules of the first solar modules.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The first plastic layer is made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, and the second and third plastic layers are made of ethylene vinyl acetate. The first fiber panel comprises at least one of carbon, Nomex (RTM: Flame retardant meta-aramid material) and/or Garolite (RTM: Epoxy fiberglass laminate).