Electro-thermal energy yield simulations for bifacial all-perovskite tandem modules

Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Issue		EPJ Photovolt. Volume 17, 2026 Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo


Article Number		12
Number of page(s)		9
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2026005
Published online		10 March 2026

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