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Well… That 91.7% efficiency headline is very misleading. The commentary in the video is more accurate.

The values to look at for bifacial PV technology are:
Front: 25.67%
Back: 24.21%

But the panels are not generating almost twice what a monofacial panel would generate. This is because Earth's reflected light is, on average, only 30% of direct illumination. So you’re talking 24.21% of 30% = 7.3% of the incoming insolation. Add that to 25.67% of the incoming insolation for the front. That gives you about 34% of incoming insolation for the area of the panel. If you install over a white roof or white gravel, you can greatly increase the power generated.

Given that most monofacial PVs available today generate about 22% of incoming insolation, that’s still a good 50% improvement to PVs. That’s fantastic. It’ll still be a few years before these are on the market. And even longer before they’re on the market in the US, given the foolishness going on.

Also, I had to laugh at the “no quantum physics” comment early in the video. Everything about photovoltaics is quantum physics.