Ireland Scotland: Lightsource Bp and Panels

ireland scotland: At a test site outside Belfast the company found that the bifacial panels can increase electricity output by almost 15% but this can be much higher if the ground beneath the panel is particularly reflective, according to The Independent. Lightsource BP is using the findings from its experiment to work with a seed company in Norfolk to find the most reflective grass type to grow underneath the solar panels. Lightsource BP hopes the bi-facial solar panels will boost the amount of renewable energy generated at its solar farms and could make them more economic in gloomier parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Chris Buckland, the technical director of Lightsource BP, said the team tested the panels for almost a year on lush Northern Irish grass which helped to reflect light on to the back-facing panels. The same panels positioned over white floorboards produced almost 30% more electricity than traditional panels and once the floorboards were removed to reveal dried, brown grass the output plummeted to low single-digits he said. The grass helped to produce an extra 14% of electricity, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.