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“The potential gain from bifacial easily outweighs the risks”

An unexpectedly large gathering of international bifacial PV experts convened in Denver, USA in early September, at the 2018 bifiPV Workshop to trade notes on the performance of bifacial PV modules, lauded by some as the most promising advance in solar for a decade. pv magazine was on the spot.

By

Charles W. Thurston

09 Oct 2018

Image: Longi Solar

The energy gain from bifacial module technology has been proven to range from single-digit percentages to more than 20%, compared with monofacial modules, depending on a wide array of variables, some participants at the 2018 bifiPV Workshop noted.“Bifacial modules represent the largest step function improvement in project economics for minimal technology risk since the introduction …

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