Sanyo and Avacos Unveil First Canadian Bifacial Solar PV Installation
Sanyo Canada Inc. and Avacos Solar Energy, a Canadian solar photovoltaic installation and project integration company, have unveiled the first Canadian photovoltaic system combining Sanyo's HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer) Double bifacial solar PV modules and DuROCK Tio-Coat reflective roof membrane at DuROCK Alfacing International Ltd.'s headquarters.
The 10kW grid-tied array, will use the Sanyo bifacial PV modules to provide renewable energy revenue for DuROCK, while the Tio-Coat membrane will reduce the cooling costs of the building. The combination of these technologies results in increased PV module output from the cooling effect and the increased exposure to solar radiation at the back of the modules due to the high reflectivity of Tio-Coat roof membrane
