Quality and sustainability — vertical bifacial solar panels
It's our ambition to promote the best products for vertical bifacial solar installations and to secure a sustainable supply chain. Rigorous tests and materials stress simulations ensure quality. Environmental impacts can be minimized through design, materials choice and designing for circularity and materials recovery at end-of-life.
Methods and main findings
Finite element methods
Simulations of mechanical load on the vertical PV structure are done to ensure they can withstand the strongest winds.
Learn moreField stress tests
No test is more convincing than placing the units outside in harsh weather while monitoring performance.
Learn moreLife cycle assessment
Ensuring sustainability throughout the whole supply chain is an important step in contributing to a future circular economy.
Learn moreFinite element modeling
To test whether the product can withstand mechanical loads from e.g. extreme wind loads, simulations to uncover mechanical strain are conducted. In particular, it needs to be ensured that critical parts of the structure, such as rivets and the substructure, are dimensioned and designed optimally.
These simulations are linked to CFD simulations which give us realistic forces on each vertical PV panel for different wind conditions.
Field stress tests
Our units are installed on rooftops, some of them exposed to strong weather conditions like this installation in Tromsø.
Our first pilot installation was installed in July 2021. Since then, we have not observed any failure or damage of the vertical units due to outdoor conditions.
Life cycle assessment
Even as we are providing a green energy technology, we need to ensure we work to minimize the carbon emissions during the whole product cycle — from cradle to grave. A tool to help us achieve minimal environmental impact is life cycle assessment (LCA). This helps us in selecting materials, improving the production chain and analyzing recycling potential.
Building a solid LCA framework is important for Over Easy Solar to obtain various mandatory and voluntary sustainability certifications and comply with forthcoming regulations.
Get in touch
Contact us if you have an interest in a collaboration on vertical bifacial solar installations.