Cover Glass to Protect the Surface of Photovoltaic Devices and Help Increase the Power Generation Efficiency

Key characteristics of solar cells are that they generate electricity using solar energy so that they do not emit CO₂. In many solar cells, silicon semiconductors are used to generate electricity by receiving sunshine. Solar cells for houses are installed on the rooftops to receive as much sunshine as possible, and are exposed to wind, rain, dust, and sometimes to sands and pebbles as well. To protect the cells from them, cover glass is generally applied to such solar cells. For highly efficient solar power generation, it is necessary to supply more sunshine to semiconductors, for which the cover glass must provide high light transmission performance and low emissivity.
The Solite photovoltaic cover glass is made by the AGC Group using its proprietary technology. Through the several nanometer-order control of the surface shape of the glass substrate, the effect of confining light with longer wavelengths has been increased, making it possible for the solar cells to receive more energy from sunlight.

Solite photovoltaic cover glass

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