Jan 7, 2010 12:36
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Italian term

moduli fotovoltaici vetro-vetro

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation A subcontract for photovoltaic installations
Subcontract for photovoltaic installations

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glass-glass photovoltaic module

Sounds very "translationese", I know. But let's start with this definition:

Laminato PV Modulo PV senza cornice, risultato dell’incapsulamento. Si presenta sotto forma di sandwich vetro-vetro, vetro-PVF oppure di un vetro isolante.
http://www.bipv.ch/glossario-pv-it.pdf

I think by default solar panels are glass-something else (i.e. the front layer is normally glass and the back layer is, say, polyvinyl fluoride) or it isn't an issue, so the "glass-glass" component doesn't come up so often. But it certainly exists - here it is on the International Energy Agency website:

Glass-glass laminates are generally at least 10 mm thick.
http://www.iea-pvps.org/pv/modules.htm

I don't think transparency has much to do with it, since the glass used is generally transparent - how transparent a module is seems to depend on the spacing between the cells.

A final note on module/panel. Some sites suggest they are synonymous, but the module appears to be smaller and a panel can be composed of one or more modules - see the IEA definitions:
http://www.iea-pvps.org/pv/glossary.htm

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-07 13:55:24 GMT)
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sorry, i guess my answer should have been in the plural...

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Note added at 4 days (2010-01-12 10:49:38 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to be of assistance :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree K Donnelly : DuPont and Silicon Energy Announce First Glass-Glass Photovoltaic Modules Made with DuPont™ PV5300 Series Encapsulant http://www2.dupont.com/Photovoltaics/en_US/news_events/artic...
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agree Valeria Faber
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agree jane mg
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agree Dr Lofthouse
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transparent PV panels

lots of ghits
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glass-glass solar panels

"Solar panels that are glass-glass laminates - ie the solar cells are sandwiched between two sheets of glass - rather than between a layer of glass and a sheet of metal or plastic, which is more normal in framed panels." see refs.
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