Tag: bifacial
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign starts solar project construction, expects to turn on this winter
Construction is underway on the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign’s Solar Farm 2.0, with a commercial operation date expected for early 2021. The new 54-acre, 12.1 megawatt solar array is located north of Curtis Road, between First Street and U.S. Route 45, next to the Village of Savoy. OnceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What RatedPower learned after running 1,000 bifacial solar project simulations last month
RatedPower, a young company focused on the design and engineering of solar plants via pvDesign software, recently launched its own bifacial energy yield model. This model enables pvDesign users to experience first-hand the gain they might obtain using bifacial technology. Since the introduction of the bifacial energy yield model onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunpower spin-off Maxeon hypes new line of bifacial solar panels for large-scale plants
Maxeon Solar Technologies, the planned spin-off from SunPower Corp., is bursting out of the gate with a new line of bifacial SunPower Performance 5 panels for large-scale power plant applications. Performance 5 panels will be commercialized and begin delivery in the fourth quarter of 2020. Among the first products toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bifacial solar site enhancer Terra Pave Albedo is an American-Made Solar Prize finalist
Terra Pave Albedo, made available via Beckett Solar Energy, (something we reported on here), was named a finalist in the AMERICAN-MADE SOLAR PRIZE competition from NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy. Each of the Finalist teams was awarded between $50,000 and $100,000 to be invested in further testing. Eco-EstatesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Seraphim with a new 166 mm half-cut bifacial solar PV module
Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd. (Seraphim), a world-class solar product manufacturer in China, rolled out its new 166 mm half-cut cell module on April 22, redefining a new generation of photovoltaic (PV) modules combining 166 mm-size silicon wafers with multi-busbar (MBB) and half-cut cell technology. According to Seraphim, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine