Building Integrated Facades in New York, using High Efficient Back Contact Solar Cells

In BIPV applications, architects have always looked for new designs and colors of solar cells which can be integrated into building envelopes in an aesthetic manner. Consequently, various color and size variations in solar cells have been used to create unique BIPV installations all over the world. Still, these applications have always been imperfect, the visual appearance impaired by gridline patterns on cell surfaces and contact tabs that reflect sunlight. The new, all back contact construction SunPower A-300 solar cell ensures that there are no gridlines and no tabs visible on the front of the cells. This creates an aesthetically pleasing, homogeneous appearance without any reflectance. In addition to the increased aesthetic value, the solar cells maximize the power generated in the PV-building envelope. A large number for outstanding BIPV facades have been recently installed in Battery Park City, New York. In the latest projects, SunPower A-300 back contact solar cells have been used because of their outstanding appearance and high performance