Solar film with incorporated optics to raise performance of PV panels

• Finnish firm ICS has actually developed a foil which it asserts can dramatically increase the return of photovoltaic panels, when put on the edges of a PV module. Germany's Fraunhofer ISE has actually validated that the increase in efficiency for conventional solar components with the solar movie is ranging from 5% to 10%.

Currently a widely known abbreviation on the planet of sites, SEO can quickly come to be a new buzzword in photovoltaics, if an innovation produced by Finnish firm ICS achieves what the company declares it can.

ICS has actually created a solar movie with integrated optics (Solar Energy Optics-- SEO) that must enhance the return of conventional solar modules by approximately 10%. With innovative photovoltaic or pv applications, also greater gains are possible, the supplier claims, including that the solar movie is verified to be much more efficient than any light absorption procedure that has actually been presented and also examined thus far in the industry.

" We discovered a way to soak up light rays as well as send them really specifically," explained ICS CEO, Kari Rinko. "Our SEO movie technology is based on incorporated cavity optics that are not exposed to exterior impacts or contamination, and also as a result have the exact same life expectancy as the solar module itself."

The firm is particular that its modern technology can make an useful contribution in the drive for reduced energy rates. "The SEO film service enhances the quantity of light that is routed right into the solar batteries," discussed Rinko. "The solar modules profit straight since a boost in sunlight makes the solar component more powerful." Germany's Fraunhofer ISE has actually validated that the rise in efficiency for traditional solar components with the solar film ranges from 5% to 10%.

" A striking attribute of the SEO movie solution is that the film layer is just applied to the surrounding sides, either on the top or reduced glass pane," explained Rinko. "Since it does not cover the entire location of the solar batteries, it uses further financial benefits by saving product expense."

ICS claims it has developed a strong production procedure to create the movie as well as use it flawlessly to solar modules. The film is produced making use of an affordable roll-to-roll process, according to the company. "This implies that our modern technology is fully scalable as well as can be carried out flawlessly on a commercial range on a global level," said Rinko.

The firm states it is currently prepared to begin pilot production, in order to encourage solar makers worldwide of its innovation and the benefits. "The SEO movie remedy provides many benefits, such as a clear as well as black reflector with a reflectance of 80% and a power gain of 30% with transparent and also clear solar components," Rinko included.