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NREL partners International Code Council to streamline property solar permitting in the United States
A new partnership in between the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the International Code Council (ICC) will certainly aim to enhance the adoption of software that instantly authorizes permits for rooftop solar systems.
Jan 13, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, USA, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America, software, SolarAPP+, The International Code Council
Scientists discover method to improve perovskite performance and stability
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and affiliated organizations throughout the country have actually strengthened the performance of perovskite solar cells by as high as 16%.
Nov 30, 2021 // Technology, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Kai Zhu
New Reports From NREL Document Continuing PV and PV-Plus-Storage Expense Declines
Prices Continue to Fall for Residential, Commercial, and also Utility-Scale Solar as well as Power Storage Systems
Nov 18, 2021 // Market Research, NREL, Vignesh Ramasamy
NREL scientists aim toward energy efficiency rather than lasting storage space
Incorporating energy performance procedures can minimize the amount of storage needed to power the nation's buildings completely with renewable energy, according to evaluation carried out by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Nov 4, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, NREL, North America, doe, efficiency
NREL: Cost of solar, energy storage in US dropped across all segments from 2020 to 2021
The installed cost of solar PV, solar-plus-storage and standalone battery energy storage in the US was minimized across all market segments in between 2020 and also 2021, with the largest decrease seen in the utility-scale segment.
Nov 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, LCOE, solar-plus-storage, North America, modelling, benchmark cost, cost reduction, dc-coupling, levelised cost of energy, national labs
Researchers find another means to sequester lead in perovskite solar cells
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and North Illinois University (NIU) have successfully avoided lead from running away damaged perovskite solar cells. The research initiative is their most current work in resolving concerns concerning possible lead toxicity.
Nov 1, 2021 // Technology, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, Kai Zhu, Northern Illinois University, NIU, Fei Zhang, Jinhui Tong
Reverse-bias IEC examination passed for the first time in published perovskite cells and also modules
One of the key obstacles of perovskite photovoltaics (PV) is the long-lasting security. Although efforts have actually been made to enhance the life time of perovskite PV gadgets, their deterioration under applied adverse voltage (reverse-bias) has been barely resolved.
Oct 28, 2021 // Technology, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Solaronix SA, Materials Research Center of the University of Freiburg
NREL findings might delay silicon solar panel destruction
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as well as Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to recognize defects in silicon solar cells that cause a drop in performance.
Oct 18, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, solar panel, North America, efficiency, Abigail Meyer
Solar could provide 40% people power by 2035, but just if installments quadruple this decade
Solar PV can supply approximately 40% of the US' total power need by 2035, however just if annual installations quadruple by the center of the years.
Sep 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, Joe Biden, doe, Jennifer Granholm
NREL Scientist Use Silica Sand to Store Renewable Power
NREL choices a modular, economical, build-anywhere particle thermal energy storage technology Energy storage space in sand offers affordable path for trusted electrical power and warm supply in renewable energy era
Sep 8, 2021 // Technology, Storage, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, biden administration, renewable energy sources, The ENDURING Mechanism, Zhiwen Ma
Space objective examinations NREL perovskite solar cells
On a clear night, Kaitlyn VanSant will certainly have the ability to watch her work whiz by. Knowing the success of her project, however, will certainly need to wait up until her small, momentary enhancement to the International Space Station returns to Earth.
Aug 31, 2021 // Technology, USA, NASA, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Kaitlyn VanSant, Timothy Peshek
NREL sustains Hawaii's island of Maui on course to 100% renewables
Hawaii's island of Maui is anticipated to come to be the initial power grid of that size to work on 100% wind and solar on a rapid basis, said last week the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which is helping the island get ready for that moment.
Aug 4, 2021 // Grids, USA, NREL, Hawaii, North America, maui, Andy Hoke
NREL: United States utility-scale solar PV could be as affordable as US$ 16.89/ MWh by 2030
Utility-scale solar PV in the United States could be as a low-cost as US$ 16.89/ MWh by the end of the decade, new analysis published by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has revealed.
Jul 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, NREL, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America
Red Hot Perovskite Solar Cell Field Just Obtained Method Redder & Hotter
A brand-new perovskite solar cell venture is evidence that legacy energy stakeholders can pivot to renewables-- if they actually wish to.
Jul 12, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, North America, Hunter Hunt, Michael D. Irwin, Pat Wood
New pathway to improve polycrystalline thin-film solar cell performance
Puzzling out and also checking new ways to enhance the performance of cadmium telluride (CdTe) polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic products is a common day in the life of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research study researchers Matthew Reese and also Craig Perkins.
Jun 10, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, thin-film solar cell, efficiency, Matthew Reese, Craig Perkins