{"id":648,"date":"2025-02-18T20:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/have-we-been-doing-solar-wrong-all-along\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:49:03","slug":"have-we-been-doing-solar-wrong-all-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/have-we-been-doing-solar-wrong-all-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Have we been doing Solar wrong all along?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqizLQDi9BM?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Have we been doing Solar wrong all along? Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code UNDECIDED for an extra 3 months free at <a href=\"https:\/\/surfshark.deals\/undecided\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/surfshark.deals\/undecided<\/a> You&#8217;re probably used to solar installations that look like this &#8211; solar panels facing up towards the sky, which makes sense. You want a wider area to catch more of that sweet solar energy, right? However, bifacial vertical solar panels have started to gain traction recently. Their more flexible-footprint has innovators in Canada, Norway and elsewhere testing them in all kinds of weird scenarios. People who are using these panels are reporting something odd \u2013 higher energy yield than expected. The extra yield stumped engineers, but a recent Dutch study may shed some light on the source of this extra energy. Have we been doing solar panels wrong this whole time, or is it all just a miscalculation? 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