Solar PV R&DProject Next Generation Industrial Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells
This is the final report for the ANU’s Next Generation Industrial Bifacial Silicon Solar Cell project. Technologies developed at ANU will be transferred to industrial scale devices at GCL’s pilot factory, and new testing methodologies specifically related to bifacial cells will be developed and tested in collaboration with Wavelab’s engineers.
The bifacial cells are among the fastest growing PV technology due to the potential for high efficiency, lowering the cost of production and the ability to collect sunlight from both surfaces. This technology is specifically beneficial in Australia, where installations with large available land areas, where module installation can be optimised to take advantage of ground reflected light. With continual technological innovation, the technology has the capacity to fill over 70% of the PV market share within the next decade.