According to Van Roosmalen, this product has an acceptable balance between appearance, yield and sustainability.
“We have managed to find a “sweet spot” that is made up of 30% coloured print as well as having a guaranteed yield of 80%. We are able to achieve this through the use of Metal Wrap Through back-contact technology which gives an excellent background for the full-colour print and flexibility in dimensioning and production. This technology improves the yield by 5 to 10 percent compared to standard solar cells, by conducting the metallisation of the solar cells to the rear of the MWT cells through laser-drilled holes, so that we can connect the cells in series using conductive copper foil.“
Material sustainability plays a pivotal role in the development and testing phase. Van Roosmalen: “Up to now the panel has passed ECN's outdoor, indoor and UV lighting tests with flying colours. The results show that the panel more than meets the solar panel industry's standard test duration and so confirms our ambition to guarantee its sustainability and colour-fastness for 20 years.”
One of the great advantages of the façade module is its flexibility in use. According to Van Roosmalen the module's size of 120 x 90 centimetres may be smaller than a standard panel, but puts it in line with standard construction sizes – multiples of 30 cm – and the flexible MWT technology makes various applications and sizes possible. “The DSD façade panel can be used in various sizes. A relevant factor for the PV industry is that the colour prints can be used on different types of solar cells: from monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon to thin film.”
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“We have managed to find a “sweet spot” that is made up of 30% coloured print as well as having a guaranteed yield of 80%. We are able to achieve this through the use of Metal Wrap Through back-contact technology which gives an excellent background for the full-colour print and flexibility in dimensioning and production. This technology improves the yield by 5 to 10 percent compared to standard solar cells, by conducting the metallisation of the solar cells to the rear of the MWT cells through laser-drilled holes, so that we can connect the cells in series using conductive copper foil.“
Material sustainability plays a pivotal role in the development and testing phase. Van Roosmalen: “Up to now the panel has passed ECN's outdoor, indoor and UV lighting tests with flying colours. The results show that the panel more than meets the solar panel industry's standard test duration and so confirms our ambition to guarantee its sustainability and colour-fastness for 20 years.”
One of the great advantages of the façade module is its flexibility in use. According to Van Roosmalen the module's size of 120 x 90 centimetres may be smaller than a standard panel, but puts it in line with standard construction sizes – multiples of 30 cm – and the flexible MWT technology makes various applications and sizes possible. “The DSD façade panel can be used in various sizes. A relevant factor for the PV industry is that the colour prints can be used on different types of solar cells: from monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon to thin film.”
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