Italian researchers develop spectral-splitting bifacial PV tile to reduce shading losses

Researchers at Italy's CNR created a four-terminal photovoltaic tile using spectral splitting to direct different wavelengths to specialized cells, demonstrating outdoor performance gains that could advance module efficiency.

First covered Aug 24, 2026 · 1:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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33d PV Magazine Italy’s CNR presents bifacial PV tile based on spectral splitting — Researchers at Italy’s CNR developed a four-terminal PV tile that uses spectral splitting to direct visible and infrared light to GaAs and bifacial silicon…

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Appeared in: 2026-08-24 (#7)

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