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  • BiSoN bifacial modules test results: 120 percent greater yield over standard system

    The first results have emerged from one of the very first BiSoN bifacial module operating systems from Italy-based MegaCell to be installed: during the first month of exposure (from Nov. 27 to Dec. 23) the average yield was 120 percent greater compared to a standard system, meaning that the bifacialRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NREL tests: SunPower X-Series solar panels reach 22.8 percent efficiency

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently tested and verified that a SunPower X-Series solar panel reached 22.8 percent efficiency – a new world record. SunPower’s newest X-Series solar panel, the X22, offers efficiencies of more than 22 percent. The high efficiency solar panels generate more energy in the sameRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic’s new residential PV modules achieve 36 percent higher yield

      Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is launching its most innovative and efficient solar panels yet, PV module HIT N330 and N325. Ideal for use in virtually all residential applications, N330 and N325 achieve up to 36 percent higher yield per sq ft and helps lower the installation and BOS costs per kW than conventionalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Optiwave technology could lower manufacturing costs of PV modules

    A new optics-based solar technology platform from Banyan Energy offers manufacturers, developers and systems integrators an accelerated pathway to ultra-low-cost PV modules and manufacturing. The company’s affordable licensing model allows Banyan-designed modules to be easily manufactured in local factories without investment in research and development, greatly reducing productization costs and technologyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NREL publishes new PV module quality standard

    Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors,Read More — Solar Builder magazine