▲ 160 ▼ Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world [B] to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments Back side of perovskite panel achieves more than 90 per cent of the efficiency of the front side
[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) So then off reflections? That doesn’t sound very efficient or worth the additional cost if I can just face another solar panel at the sun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 years ago Bifacial panels have been in use for several years in utility-scale solar installations because its cheap enough to do that the modest additional electricity generated is worthwhile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Unless you plan on putting up some books and comics for voles and grasshoppers on the backside of those panels, that space is really useless. Do not underestimate the importance of land use, it's always been very important and it will be very important in this century. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) So then off reflections? That doesn’t sound very efficient or worth the additional cost if I can just face another solar panel at the sun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 years ago Bifacial panels have been in use for several years in utility-scale solar installations because its cheap enough to do that the modest additional electricity generated is worthwhile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Unless you plan on putting up some books and comics for voles and grasshoppers on the backside of those panels, that space is really useless. Do not underestimate the importance of land use, it's always been very important and it will be very important in this century. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 years ago Bifacial panels have been in use for several years in utility-scale solar installations because its cheap enough to do that the modest additional electricity generated is worthwhile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Unless you plan on putting up some books and comics for voles and grasshoppers on the backside of those panels, that space is really useless. Do not underestimate the importance of land use, it's always been very important and it will be very important in this century. permalink fedilink source parent
