The
company’s
BioBacksheet,
one
of
a
suite
of
technologies
being
developed
using
materials
from
renewable
plant
sources
to
reduce
the
cost
of
PV
modules,
has
been
demonstrated
to
have
70%
higher
thermal
conductivity
than
current
petroleum-based
backsheets.
PV
module
efficiency
hinges
on
the
percentage
of
the
incoming
solar
radiation
that
is
converted
to
electricity
within
the
solar
panel.
While
most
silicon-based
solar
cells
see
performance
fall
away
sharply
as
the
temperature
of
the
module
rises,
the
BioBacksheet’s
higher
thermal
conductivity
means
heat
built
up
from
solar
exposure
is
more
effectively
dissipated
into
the…
