Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity
Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity
Back side of perovskite panel achieves more than 90 per cent of the efficiency of the front side
Back side of perovskite panel achieves more than 90 per cent of the efficiency of the front side
This is just bifacial and it's been on the market for a little bit already.
Yeah.. they've been standard for years now. I believe the uplift on a fixed tilt array on grass is approx 5 to 10%.
...harvests reflected sunlight hitting the back of the device, offering an unconventional route to producing higher energy yields for less space and cost.
Less cost seems probable. Less space really does not. Gonna probably need some mirrors to reflect onto that back surface, and it's still going to require the same amount of incident area of solar radiation.
Mirrors are pretty cheap, though. So seems like a win.