09.10.15
Viteos and CSEM inaugurated a PV solar facade, built with new solar panels developed and manufactured entirely in Switzerland. The semi-transparent photovoltaic screen was designed by the Neuchâtel-based architectures GD Architectes.
Viteos has confirmed its ongoing commitment to the sector through its adoption of an investment program that will see it spend €24 million over 10 years on photovoltaics.
The photovoltaic modules are composed of high-efficiency bifacial solar cells, also known as solar cells based on heterojunction technology (HJT), a forward-looking technology developed in Neuchâtel by EPFL’s PV Lab and CSEM’s PV-center. This advanced technology was transferred to the Meyer Burger Group, which currently produces systems for manufacturing both bifacial cells and bifacial modules, combining heterojunction technologies with solar cell interconnection technology (SmartWire Connection Technology).
“Switzerland has to play its part in the race to produce powerful renewable energy systems. The potential these technologies offer is extremely high not only for solar parks but also in the built environment, combining both aesthetics and maximum power generation,” said Christophe Ballif, director of the PV center at CSEM.
Viteos has confirmed its ongoing commitment to the sector through its adoption of an investment program that will see it spend €24 million over 10 years on photovoltaics.
The photovoltaic modules are composed of high-efficiency bifacial solar cells, also known as solar cells based on heterojunction technology (HJT), a forward-looking technology developed in Neuchâtel by EPFL’s PV Lab and CSEM’s PV-center. This advanced technology was transferred to the Meyer Burger Group, which currently produces systems for manufacturing both bifacial cells and bifacial modules, combining heterojunction technologies with solar cell interconnection technology (SmartWire Connection Technology).
“Switzerland has to play its part in the race to produce powerful renewable energy systems. The potential these technologies offer is extremely high not only for solar parks but also in the built environment, combining both aesthetics and maximum power generation,” said Christophe Ballif, director of the PV center at CSEM.