JERUSALEM & ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated September 10, 2012 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
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BSOLAR INTRODUCES HIGH EFFICIENCY BIFACIAL SILICON SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES IN THE US AT SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2012
bSolar expands its global presence with the US launch of its breakthrough bifacial solar cells and modules that generate higher energy yields at lower costs
bSolar will be exhibiting at SPI 2012 in the Israeli Pavilion Hall-B Stand 2881
bSolar (http://www.b-solar.com) announces the US launch of its high-power, high-efficiency, bifacial, photovoltaic (PV), crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. Bifacial modules collect sunlight on their rear sides to generate 10%-30% additional electricity and much higher project IRR and ROI.
Following recent success in Germany and Japan, where it won an 830 kWp project, bSolar will showcase its products at SPI 2012. bSolar is working with American solar market leaders to promote and distribute its German-produced bifacial modules. The new modules will be among the few solutions compatible with the “cool roof” initiative promoted by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu, and are eligible for tax rebates for roof coating at both state- and federal-level.
Bifacial cells collect sunlight by both front and rear surfaces, generating additional electricity from direct sun light entering the module’s rear-side as well as from direct and diffuse light reflected from the ground. By utilizing both sides of the module, bSolar’s cells and modules generate significantly more power per installed area, compared to monofacial standard modules, resulting in a 10%-30% higher energy yield (kWh per kWp) in standard applications, and up to 50% higher energy yield in vertical installations and a total module power of 265-320 Wp equivalent (for 60 cell module).
"We feel very positive about the American market and plan to invest in it aggressively," commented Yossi Kofman, bSolar’s CEO. "We see our products as a game changer in the financial modeling of solar projects in general, and in highly reflective Energy flat roofs in particular.”
About bSolar
bSolar was founded in 2007 by industry veterans with extensive experience in the high-tech and the solar industry, including in developing and producing high efficiency bifacial cells. The company produces bifacial photovoltaic (PV) crystalline silicon solar cells and modules that significantly increase electricity production. bSolar is headed by an execution-oriented management team with a proven track record and employs around 50 people in its headquarters in Israel and in its production plant in Heilbronn, Germany.
*Information for Editors
Speakers on behalf of the company who will be attending SPI:
- Avishai Drori, VP Marketing and Product Management. Mr. Drori has 30 years of experience in business development, program management and in development of large scale electro-optical and software systems.