Inhabitat

World’s first full-size IBC bifacial solar module takes in light from both sides

What if both sides of a solar panel could take in light? That’s the idea pursued by researchers at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore, and ...
PV Tech

Black & Veatch and RETC to establish bifacial solar module rankings

US-headquartered engineering and consultancy firm Black & Veatch and engineering services, and certification testing lab, Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) in California, said they would establish ...
pv magazine International

Discussing bifacial project economics

Bifacial solar module technology will find beneficial application in a significant number of solar energy power plants, according to a technical assessment conducted by ArcVera Renewables. While ...
Electrek

Here’s why bifacial cells may become the next big thing in solar

Sunlight reaches both sides of a bifacial perovskite solar cell, which means it could potentially produce higher energy yields for lower overall costs, according to a new study. Bifacial solar cells ...
Inhabitat

New bifacial solar module takes advantage of direct and reflected sunlight

Solar panels work when they are pointed at the sun. Everyone knows this. But, in some areas of the earth, a double-sided solar panel is just the thing you need to maximize the sun’s energy.
Nasdaq

First Solar Announces Limited Production Run of World’s First Bifacial Thin Film Photovoltaic Module

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced a limited production run of the world’s first bifacial solar panel utilizing an advanced thin film semiconductor. A ...
pv magazine International

The sun rises on the bifacial module market

In 2018, the market share of high-efficiency passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells combined with half-cell and bifacial module technologies increased faster than anticipated. Surprisingly ...
PV Tech

Bifacial bankability metrics need to shift from module maker to mounting provider

With the multi to mono transition largely a fait accompli in the PV industry, the buzzword for 2019 will certainly be on bifaciality. This has been brewing for some years, but the sheer weight of ...
Seeking Alpha

First Solar begins production of world's first bifacial thin film PV module

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) said Wednesday it will begin a limited production run of bifacial thin film photovoltaic modules, which it says are the first of their kind utilizing an advanced thin film ...
Nature

Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules And Systems

Bifacial photovoltaic modules represent a significant advancement over conventional monofacial systems by harnessing solar energy from both the front and rear surfaces. This dual-sided design enables ...
University of Delaware

New solar array

The University of Delaware’s Institute of Energy Conversion has been a leader in solar energy research for almost a half-century. Now, for the first time, it has a working photovoltaic array on its ...