Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules and Systems: Experience and Results from International Research and Pilot Applications
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg (Germany)
- TUV Rheinland, Cologne (Germany)
- Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) (Switzerland)
- Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (Italy)
- ATAMOSTEC (Chile)
- Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Within the framework of IEA PVPS, Task 13 aims to provide support to market actors working to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems. Operational data from PV systems in different climate zones compiled within the project will help provide the basis for estimates of the current situation regarding PV reliability and performance. The general setting of Task 13 provides a common platform to summarize and report on technical aspects affecting the quality, performance, reliability and lifetime of PV systems in a wide variety of environments and applications. By working together across national boundaries we can all take advantage of research and experience from each member country and combine and integrate this knowledge into valuable summaries of best practices and methods for ensuring PV systems perform at their optimum and continue to provide competitive return on investment. Task 13 has so far managed to create the right framework for the calculations of various parameters that can give an indication of the quality of PV components and systems. The framework is now there and can be used by the industry who has expressed appreciation towards the results included in the high-quality reports. The IEA PVPS countries participating in Task 13 are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United States of America.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg (Germany); Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) (Switzerland); TUV Rheinland, Cologne (Germany); Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (Italy); ATAMOSTEC (Chile); Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi); Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525; 0324304A; 0324304B; SI/501788-01
- OSTI ID:
- 1779379
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2021-4835R; IEA-PVPS T13-14:2021; 695675
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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