{"id":14051,"date":"2020-05-16T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?p=14051"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:13:22","slug":"biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Solar Tech to Look Out for in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14051\" class=\"elementor elementor-14051\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88f08f2 lead-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88f08f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e9b627\" data-id=\"2e9b627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8449f article-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8449f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biggest Solar Tech to Look Out for in [current_year]<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e4205 toc-and-author-bio-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e4205\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76fab4 left-column\" data-id=\"a76fab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963be9d table-of-contents elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"963be9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/#1-Building-Integrated-Photovoltaics-BIPV\" title=\"1. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)\">1. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/#2-Floating-Solar-Plants\" title=\"2. Floating Solar Plants\">2. Floating Solar Plants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/#3-Novel-Cell-Materials\" title=\"3. Novel Cell Materials\">3. Novel Cell Materials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/#4-Solar-fabric\" title=\"4. Solar fabric\">4. Solar fabric<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/biggest-solar-tech-developments-to-look-for-in-2021\/#5-Concentrated-Photovoltaic\" title=\"5. Concentrated Photovoltaic\">5. Concentrated Photovoltaic<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca3eec6 right-column\" data-id=\"ca3eec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d091abe author-bio elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d091abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"name\": \"Aniket\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"url\": \"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/author\/aniket\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"image\": \"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"jobTitle\": \"Author\"  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author-bio-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=50&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Aniket\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p><p class=\"author-bio-text\"><span class=\"written-by-text\">Written by<\/span> <span class=\"job-title\">qualified solar engineer<\/span> <span class=\"author-name\">Aniket<\/span><span class=\"written-by-period\">.<\/span> <span class=\"last-updated-text\">Last updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2021-02-02 10:13:22\">February 2, 2021<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4caed31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4caed31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3770e9\" data-id=\"b3770e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff3f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff3f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In about a century since the inception of solar PV, the technology has come a long way and experienced exponential growth in <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/understanding-solar-panel-efficiency\/\">efficiencies<\/a> and durability. At the same time, it underwent an exponential drop in costs, with a staggering 99% drop occurring in just 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, for most of its history, the development has been geared toward improving the crystalline cells and traditional panels that are mounted on roofs or the ground. However, in the past few years, research and development in the field of solar has gone beyond the traditional areas. New materials and processes have been developed, new applications of solar PV that were previously never thought of have been born. Here are five fantastic technologies that we think might revolutionize the coming decade of solar power.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Building-Integrated-Photovoltaics-BIPV\"><\/span>1. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As cities became more saturated, energy demands rose and horizontal spaces shrunk, making it more difficult to install solar panels that fulfil maximum energy needs.<\/p>\n<p>Enter BIPV. BIPV disposes the notion that only horizontal roof spaces can be used for installing solar panels. The most common example is integration of solar PV on the vertical sides of buildings, also known sometimes as solar glass. Research states that the BIPV market will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/press-release\/global-building-integrated-photovoltaics-bipv-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over $35 billion<\/a> by 2025, which is enough reason to take it seriously.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-energy-retrofit-for-five-story-office-building.webp 400w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-energy-retrofit-for-five-story-office-building-270x300.webp 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-energy-retrofit-for-five-story-office-building.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-energy-retrofit-for-five-story-office-building.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-energy-retrofit-for-five-story-office-building-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14061 size-full sp-no-webp\" alt=\"the energy retrofit for a five story office building\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">BIPV (Source \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumenak.com\/portfolio\/solar-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lumen Design<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Floating-Solar-Plants\"><\/span>2. Floating Solar Plants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the last decade, it wasn\u2019t just BIPV that broke stereotypes. Floating solar plants, as straightforward as the name sounds, took solar plants from ground areas or roofs to water surfaces. This brings surprising benefits such as the cooling potential of water for maintaining <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/can-solar-panels-overheat\/\">panel efficiencies even in high temperatures<\/a>, which are known to notably reduce efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>In areas with water scarcity, floating solar plants can also aid in the reduction of water evaporation from important public water bodies. The worldwide installed capacity of floating solar PV already stands at <a href=\"http:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/global-capacity-for-floating-solar-pv-reaches-1-3gw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 1.3GW<\/a>, a respectable number!<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future.webp 740w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future.jpg\" height=\"350\" width=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14065 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"lithuania floats a solar-powered future\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A floating solar plant in Lithuania (source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/lithuania-floats-a-solar-powered-future\/a-48249286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DW<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Novel-Cell-Materials\"><\/span>3. Novel Cell Materials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although for the most part the solar power sector has mainly focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/what-are-solar-panels-made-of\/\">crystalline silicon<\/a>, newer materials are providing promising results and may soon be market ready and commercially feasible. The most noteworthy examples are Gallium Arsenide (fun fact: The Mars rover sports GaAs cells) and perovskites, materials that push the limits of efficiency from the existing 20% to 30% or more. Lab research on multi-junction cells has even produced efficiencies over 40%, showing a glimpse of the future.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-perovskite-solar-cell.webp 740w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-perovskite-solar-cell-300x154.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-perovskite-solar-cell.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-perovskite-solar-cell.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-perovskite-solar-cell-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14074 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"a perovskite solar cell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Perovskite solar cell (source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2018-04-perovskite-solar-cells-efficient.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phys.org<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Solar-fabric\"><\/span>4. Solar fabric<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rigid, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/can-solar-panels-be-damaged-by-hail\/\">brittle<\/a>, and relatively bulky solar panels might soon be a thing of the past as scientists have developed fabric infused with solar PV. It can be used from power generating tents to clothing and might have huge flexibility in everyday use.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charge-your-phone-with-your-jacket-1.webp 740w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charge-your-phone-with-your-jacket-1-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charge-your-phone-with-your-jacket-1.jpg\" height=\"350\" width=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charge-your-phone-with-your-jacket-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charge-your-phone-with-your-jacket-1-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14077 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"charge your phone with your jacket\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Solar Fabric (source \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/842589\/a-solar-powered-fabric-that-could-charge-your-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quartz<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Concentrated-Photovoltaic\"><\/span>5. Concentrated Photovoltaic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not to be confused with CSP (a thermal energy technology), concentrated photovoltaics focuses more light on a smaller cell area to produce higher efficiencies. This is intriguing because it tries replacing expensive cell materials with cheaper optical materials, thus producing more energy for potentially lower costs. Though not at a point where they can be manufactured to scale, concentrated PV offers an excellent solution to minimize the costliest component while maintaining power generation capacities.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-schematic-of-a-concentrated-photovoltaic-unit.webp 740w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-schematic-of-a-concentrated-photovoltaic-unit-300x142.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-schematic-of-a-concentrated-photovoltaic-unit.jpg\" height=\"350\" width=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-schematic-of-a-concentrated-photovoltaic-unit.jpg 740w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-schematic-of-a-concentrated-photovoltaic-unit-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14084 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"the schematic of a concentrated photovoltaic unit\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Schematic of a concentrated photovoltaic unit (source \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenrhinoenergy.com\/solar\/technologies\/pv_concentration.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Green Rhino Energy<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Some other interesting PV technologies:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Solar paint<\/li>\n\t<li>Solar noise barriers<\/li>\n\t<li>Space-based solar<\/li>\n\t<li>Multi-junction cells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adaee28 references-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adaee28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fae992a\" data-id=\"fae992a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ba581 references-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ba581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c63eaf references elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c63eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/579941540407455831\/pdf\/Floating-Solar-Market-Report-Executive-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Floating Solar Market Report<\/a> &#8211; World Bank<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cei.washington.edu\/education\/science-of-solar\/perovskite-solar-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Perovskites for Clean Energy<\/a> &#8211; University of Washington<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seia.org\/initiatives\/building-integrated-photovoltaics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Building Integrated Photovoltaics<\/a> &#8211; SEIA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-513533f post-rating-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"513533f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f6be6\" data-id=\"72f6be6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32531a post-rating elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f32531a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!-- Rate my Post Plugin --><div  class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--14051 \"  data-post-id=\"14051\">    <!-- Rating widget -->  <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\">          <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\">        We hope you liked this article. 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