The importance of staying cool

“Solar cells prefer to operate in a refrigerator,” says UNSW Professor Martin Green. His global research team is now identifying viable ways to cool down solar PV modules while amping up energy production to an unprecedented level.

Issue 07-2019

The Coolback frame/backsheet structure is designed to draw heat away from the module and dissipate it via natural convection and radiation.

Image: Coolback Company

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