Comments on: Double-Sided Solar Cells from BSolar Produce Up to 50% More Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: bSolar Introduces High-Efficiency Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells and Modules in the US http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-131822 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:42:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-131822 […] high-efficiency, bifacial, photovoltaic (PV), crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. Bifacial modules collect sunlight on their rear sides to generate 10%-30% additional electricity and much higher project IRR and […]

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126452 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126452 No prob. I had to double-check. :D

And yeah, I think where people have enough space, convention PV panels will trump these. But I’m not technically advanced enough to make any claims. :D

]]> By: Dadsolar http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126441 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126441 If they are mono-crystalline, they may have a beneficial aspect … thanks again !

]]> By: Dadsolar http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126439 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126439 Thanks, I must have … the other fact is that because the thin-film may have a lower efficiency rate, you may be better off to add more PV modules, than use the double sided PV, especially in the mid latitudes … Sorry for the miss-read, I do appreciate that point … !

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126422 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126422 i think you misread — BSolar is not BP Solar: http://www.b-solar.com/

]]> By: Dadsolar http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126333 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126333 Too bad BP has left the PV business …

]]> By: Ross http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126064 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:37:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126064 With the important caveat in that case that space isn’t a contraint for those planning the installation.

]]> By: Dave keen http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/07/double-sided-solar-cells-from-bsolar-produce-up-to-50-more-energy/#comment-126036 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39898#comment-126036 Sound like a good idea, but it would be better just to have more solar panel mounted around the place, you never will achieve max power out of the solar cell in this setup.

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