ANU Cell With 96.3% Bifacial Factor
Australian National University Scientists Develop ‘True Bifacial Cell’ With ‘World Record’ 24.3% Front & 23.4% Rear Conversion Efficiency
Using laser doping technology to fabricate solar cells, a team of researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have been able to achieve a front conversion efficiency of 24.3% and a rear conversion efficiency of 23.4% for bifacial solar cell.
Bifacial PV Panels Manifest Significant Boost In NREL Study
Ongoing ‘Industry First Multiyear Study’ On Bifacial Solar Panel Power Generation Technology By NREL & Partners Sees 9% More Production Than Monofacial Counterparts
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) sees ‘significant boost’ in energy generation from bifacial solar panels, basis early results out of a 3-year study the US research center is conducting along with industry partners.
LONGi Pilot Project On Module Performance In India
TUV Rheinland Study of LONGi Solar Modules For Pilot Project In India Shows Over 100% Performance Ratio For Bifacial PERC & N-Type Bifacial Modules
China’s LONGi Solar reported the performance ratio (PR) value of its modules in the tropical monsoon climate of India’s east coast to be above 80%, with its bifacial PERC and N-type bifacial modules showing PRs above 100%.
Next-Gen Yield Simulation For Bifacial Solar Parks
Imec, EnergyVille & PVcase Reveal Commercial Software Solution To Accurately Predict Bifacial Solar PV Park Energy Yield During Design Stage; Plan Market Introduction In H1/2020
A software solution that allows easy design and accurate prediction of the energy yield of state-of-the-art PV power plants is something Belgium based research institute imec along with EnergyVille and Lithuanian software company PVcase have design.
23.2% Efficiency For Bifacial N-PERT Solar Cells
Imec & Jolywood Announce 23.2% Front-Side Conversion Efficiency For N-PERT Solar Cells With Over 80% Bifaciality; Now Aiming For Efficiency Of Over 23.5%, With Above 90% Bifaciality
Having achieved 23.2% conversion efficiency for bifacial n-PERT cells, imec says these have the potential for higher efficiencies because of lower sensitivity to metal impurities and the absence of LID, which makes them competitors to p-type PERC cells.
30.2% Efficiency For Bifacial Tandem Solar Cell
Energy Research Centre Of Netherlands & Solliance Claim 30.2% ‘Equivalent’ Power Conversion Efficiency For Bifacial Tandem c-Si/Perovskite Cell; Now Aim For 35% Efficiency Within 3 To 5 Years
ECN says to achieve the ‘equivalent’ efficiency level of 30.2%, the bifacial tandem device used a 4-terminal configuration, having separate circuits for the top and bottom cells that allow for ‘dynamic finetuning and optimization of the energy yield’.
