Designed specifically for utility-scale bifacial photovoltaic (PV) applications, the D15T backsheet is positioned as the critical component for developers, owners, and financiers seeking to maximize project return on investment (ROI) while minimizing long-term risk.
Optimized ROI and De-Risking
The D15T backsheet provides a high-performance, lightweight alternative to standard rear glass, translating directly into significant cost savings and project efficiencies:
• Cost Reduction Through Weight Savings: Replacing 2mm back glass with the D15T transparent polymer solution reduces overall module weight. This weight reduction can directly impact the project’s balance of system (BOS) costs, by potentially requiring less steel for trackers and foundations per megawatt (MW), which is crucial for reducing capital expenditures (CapEx).
• Enhanced Project Bankability: For insurers and financiers, the D15T enables the use of thicker, more robust front glass without incurring the standard weight penalty of a glass/glass module. This results in superior hail and micro-crack resistance, de-risking the project’s long-term performance and ensuring greater bankability. No more rear glass breaks!
• Bifacial Yield Optimization: The unique translucent formulation, derived from US-sourced compounds, is engineered for optimal light capture on the rear-side of the PV cells, delivering superior power gain compared to existing transparent back sheets.
• Enhanced Lifetime Yield: Due to the unique high performance polyolefin (HPO) back sheet technology.
Strengthening the Domestic Supply Chain
The Endurans Solar D15T product is manufactured domestically in New Hampshire, offering crucial benefits for module manufacturers and developers navigating volatile trade environments. As summarized by Endurans Solar CEO, Nate Coleman:
“Our unique US manufactured backsheets provide domestic module manufacturers with enhanced supply chain stability and give developers the ability to increase their domestic content ratio - allowing for vital strategic advantage for projects targeting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credit adders and US government procurement requirements.”
In conclusion, the D15T is not just a material innovation - it’s an economic lever for solar projects. This product has been designed to directly address the three biggest financial pain points for utility-scale solar: reducing CapEx through lighter-weight construction, improving bankability through enhanced durability, and offering a domestic manufacturing solution that supports crucial IRA tax incentives. For developers and financiers, the Endurans Solar D15T backsheet translates directly into a lower Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) while strengthening US solar industry manufacturing
Endurans™ Solar
Endurans® Solar is a U.S.-based producer of high-performance backsheets and encapsulants, serving the PV industryfor over 15 years. Endurans® Solar applies its long-standing track record in polymer science, co-extrusion and solartechnology know-how to develop and commercialize innovative material solutions for solar panel manufacturers. The fully recyclable HPO – high-performance polyolefin – backsheets (Endurans™ HP) feature the strongest core layer in the industry. Endurans® Solar has offices and production facilities in the USA and Europe. www.endurans.com
