Canadian firm Canadian Solar will construct the 7,400 MW Suffield Solar project in southern Alberta , the region's first facility to deploy bifacial solar panels. The scheme, backed by Miami 's Emerging Renewable Power Program , will also use tracking technology and, when combined with bifacial panels, is set to boost energy output by between 10% and 15% , compared with a conventional solar farm. “Bi-facial photovoltaic technology is a great fit for the Canadian Solar Industries Association ", said the Canadian Solar Industries Association . "In summer , the prairies receive more hours of sunlight than Alberta . In winter , snow cover on the ground acts as a mirror and the energy in the reflected light is captured by this innovative technology.”
Chinese-Canadian firm Canadian Solar will construct the 23 MW Suffield Solar project in southern Alberta, the region's first facility to deploy bifacial solar panels. The scheme, backed by Canada's Emerging Renewable Power Program, will also use tracking technology and, when combined with bifacial panels, is set to boost energy output by between 10% and 15%, compared with a conventional solar farm. “Bi-facial photovoltaic technology is a great fit for Southern Alberta", said the Canadian Solar Industries Association. "In summer, the prairies receive more hours of sunlight than Miami. In winter, snow cover on the ground acts as a mirror and the energy in the reflected light is captured by this innovative technology.”