Study finds vertically-mounted solar panels might be better

[Jan]

Solar panel installations might have been wrong all this time

A study by Dutch scientists has shown that the conventional slanted horizontal installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels might not be the best way to harness energy from the sun.

Typically, single-sided PV solar panels are installed at a 30 to 45-degree north angle in the Southern Hemisphere or the same angle south in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

[Parched]

Coming soon:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758893909248192949

 

[epah]

I am also better when i am vertically mounted,I guess I have one thing in common with a solar panel.

 

[BBC]

I am also better when i am vertically mounted,I guess I have one thing in common with a solar panel.

Stole the words right outta my mouth

You filthy skank

*Spits

 

[epah]

Stole the words right outta my mouth

You filthy skank

*Spits

Wanna play swords vertically?

 

[WAslayer]

Good luck mounting solar panels vertically in Cape Town..

 

[epah]

Good luck mounting solar panels vertically in Cape Town..

Do they work better on Joburg?

 

[LCBXX]

There's more to be gained in finding better ways to store harvested solar electricity than PV orientation that offers a 4%-max increase in harvesting.

 

[The_MAC]

There's more to be gained in finding better ways to store harvested solar electricity than PV orientation that offers a 4%-max increase in harvesting.

It's worse than that:

They unexpectedly found the panels would have generated 2.5% more energy during the year than when in the conventional configuration.

It might be 2.5% more efficient, but it's not practical for a domestic use-case, think of shading, wind-loading and how the hell to mount a panel vertically

 

[LCBXX]

It's worse than that:

I'm posting optimistically before an NPC rushes to quote 4%.

 

[Dups!]

Well, I am in a process of going solar myself, seems there will be a lot of research and counter research on this.

It kinda makes sense with the upright installation.

 

[Vorastra]

I am also better when i am vertically mounted,I guess I have one thing in common with a solar panel.

You're those ones doing 50 sets of squats every gym session.

 

[chrisc]

The trick not emphasised is that when panels get really hot, their output decreases. I have 2 vertically mounted panels and 2 at 37.5 deg (to match the roof)

The vertical ones supply more voltage and current from 10h00 to about 17h00. Not much, maybe 5 volts but it can be measured

Over 6 years the additional output has accumulated

 

[Mannydefreitas]

Good luck mounting solar panels vertically in Cape Town..

Agree.
Everything is skeef in CT..

 

[RedViking]

Interesting. Maybe I can just mount my panels directly to the wall then where I am renting .

 

[epah]

Agree.
Everything is skeef in CT..

that place is a dump I tell you

 

[karnuffel]

I wonder whether they will have some sort of formula to determine how far they need to be away from one another if you want to install multiple rows?

 

[wingnut771]

Interesting. Maybe I can just mount my panels directly to the wall then where I am renting .

I think the improvement comes from the bi-facial panel receiving light from both sides.

 

[epah]

I think the improvement comes from the bi-facial panel receiving light from both sides.

How enticing does this sound? @ShaunSA

 

[Heisenborg]

This is Braindead
If you actually have solar you will know that it all depends on the orientation relative to the sun during the day.

A vertical panel will never in a million years have the same output as a horizon panel