NOVELTY - The method comprises: applying a photoactive composition to a conductive substrate to produce a continuous sheet of photovoltaic material; cutting the photovoltaic material into first and second discrete photoactive cells (10); removing photoactive composition from the first cell to create a set of interconnection areas (12, 14, 16, 18) that are electrically isolated from the composition of the first cell; and placing the cells in contact with an optically transmissive top sheet and placing a conductive grid pattern of the top sheet into electrical contact with portions of the composition.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a photovoltaic module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of manufacturing the photovoltaic module with lightweight and good flexibility, and reducing the interconnection costs and reducing the fraction of each cell that is covered by an interconnection mechanism, while maintaining or improving the ability of the cell to withstand stress.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises: applying a photoactive composition to a conductive substrate to produce a continuous sheet of photovoltaic material; cutting the photovoltaic material into first and second discrete photoactive cells (10); removing photoactive composition from the first cell to create a set of interconnection areas (12, 14, 16, 18) that are electrically isolated from the photoactive composition of the first cell arranged outside the interconnection areas; placing the cells in contact with an optically transmissive top sheet and placing a conductive grid pattern of the top sheet into electrical contact with portions of the photoactive composition of each cell including portions of the photoactive composition of the first cell within the interconnection areas; and electrically interconnecting the cells by converting a portion of the photoactive composition within each interconnection area into material having low ohmic resistance for electrically connecting a portion of the grid pattern in electrical contact with the photoactive composition of the second cell to portions of the substrate located within the interconnection areas of the first cell. The step of removing photoactive composition from the first cell includes laser scribing a perimeter portion of each interconnection area. The method further comprises: laser scribing a perimeter portion of each cell; forming a frontsheet by applying the conductive pattern to an optically transparent polymer sheet, where the conductive pattern includes first and second electrically isolated collection grid sections and an interconnection tab extending from the first grid section; positioning the discrete cells on a frontsheet so that a top surface of the photoactive composition of the first cell makes electrical contact with the first collection grid section and the interconnection area of the second cell makes electrical contact with the interconnection tab extending from the first collection grid section; applying a dielectric strip to cover a buss bar (24) without covering the interconnection tab before positioning the discrete cells on a frontsheet; and forming a preliminary adhesive attachment between the cells and the conductive pattern of the frontsheet prior to laser welding the interconnection tab to the interconnection region. The converting step includes laser welding the top sheet to a portion of each interconnection area. The laser welding includes directing a laser to impinge first on a back side of the substrate of the first cell and directing the laser to impinge first on the top sheet. The step of applying the discrete cells to the top sheet includes leaving an exposed area of each cell extending beyond the grid pattern. The top sheet includes an adhesive layer arranged upon a structural layer. The first grid section includes the buss bar, and the interconnection tab extends from the buss bar. The step of positioning the cells includes positioning a leading edge of the first cell overlapping the dielectric strip and positioning a trailing edge of the second cell overlapping the dielectric strip to form a gap between the first cell and the second cell. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic perspective view of a photovoltaic cell.    Discrete photoactive cells (10)    Interconnection areas (12, 14, 16, 18)    Optically transparent top surface (20)    Conductive grid (22)    Buss bar. (24)