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How could pool floaties revolutionize the solar industry?
Sun worshipers that enjoy relaxing on pool mattresses may be on to something - two studies from Michigan’s Open Source Technology lab show the potential of a new type of floating photovoltaic (FPV) that uses foam like common pool toys.
Jan 6, 2021 // Floating PV, fpv, floating photovoltaic
Behind the surge of US utility-driven solar
As the US turns in the direction of a presidential political election that will quite choose the nation's path for the next four years, federal plan in the direction of renewables as well as, certainly, climate action generally, hangs in the balance.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Trump, North America, biden, utility solar, Devashree Saha
Unsubsidized 350 MW PV project in the UK
Hive Energy has actually been preparing the Cleve Hill Solar Park because 2017. It currently anticipates to safeguard last authorization from the U.K. Department for Business, Energy as well as Industrial Strategy by the end of this month.
May 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, hive energy, wirsol
Riding the Sun- Solar Inverter Market Outlook Report
The boom in renewable resource has actually produced a flourishing new sector today in India, with a lot of attention focused on the modules or PV panels. However, there is an additional, crucial part in solar as well as other renewable resource systems that has actually emerged with its own unique policies of interaction. The solar inverter market.
Jul 17, 2020 // Inverters, Market Research, India, Asia
The best battery for grid level power storage
A new paper released by researchers at China's Tianjin College analyzes the state-of-the-art in grid degree power storage, outlining the pros and cons of different battery innovations being released on grids around the globe, and staying obstacles that could be conquered if study is pushed in the right direction.
Feb 7, 2020 // Storage, China, Asia, lithium-ion
The globe's biggest solar power plants
In his second article, Philip Wolfe founder of Wiki-Solar checklists the globe's biggest private solar PV power plants. The most significant solar parks and also various other collections of plants will certainly be listed in subsequent blog sites.
Sep 9, 2021 // Plants, USA, Spain, India, China, Europe, Asia, Mexico, North America, UAE, PV Power Plant
Revolutionizing Solar Power: Tandem Cells on the Rise
Unlocking the potential of tandem solar cells for a brighter, more efficient future in renewable energy. Collaboration is key to commercialization success.
Apr 29, 2024 // Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cell
What are the advantages To Using Solar Panels?
With the proliferation of modern tech devices, the need to have a reliable power supply has been on the rise. Although most homeowners have connected their
Nov 12, 2021 // Blog
The Solar+ Decade & American Renewable Energy Manufacturing
SEIA has an ambitious goal-- solar power will certainly make up 20% of all U.S. power generation by 2030. To reach this target, the large growth the solar market realized over the last decade will require to continue for the next years.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, North America
Improving the operational stability of perovskite solar cells
Hybrid perovskites are materials made from metal halide frameworks intermixed with natural cations.
Dec 28, 2022 // Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, perovskite solar cells
Swiss Satellites Repurposed: Solar Powerhouse in the Alps
Use obsolete satellite antennas to generate clean energy - Discover how two Swiss companies in the town of Leuk are repurposing these antennas into giant solar panels. Each one can provide 25 households with power and measures 32 meters in diameter. Located 1,000 meters above sea level for optimal sunlight, this project could help offset the predicted 50 terawatt hour energy shortfall in Switzerland.
Oct 20, 2023 // Residential, Europe, Switzerland
The globe's sunniest PV testing field
French power titan Engie recently commissioned a solar module screening facility in Chile's Atacama Desert, an area which has the globe's highest possible solar radiation. Thore Müller-- head of bifacial PV R&D and solar solutions at Engie Laborelec, spoke with pv magazineabout the benefits of screening panels, inverters and cleansing systems in warm, dry settings.
Jul 15, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Engie, Chile, South america, Thore Müller
Covid-19 Impact on the UK’s Energy Consumption
The global pandemic has changed the way many of us have lived our lives. For many, that has included spending more time at home, which has led us to use more energy.
Mar 12, 2021 // Grids, UK, Europe, covid-19, Energy Consumption
PV ModuleTech: The need for accurate performance measurements
Recently, PV-Tech took the opportunity to catch up with Erik Bentschap Knook, Chief commercial officer at Eternalsun Spire and a key partner at the forthcoming PV ModuleTech 2019 in Penang.
Oct 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, pv moduletech, eternal sun group, sun simulator, Erik Bentschap Knook
The Wikipedia of perovskite solar cell research study
A global group of experts has collected data on metal halide perovskite solar cells from greater than 15,000 publications as well as developed a data source with visualization alternatives as well as analysis tools. The database is open source and provides an introduction of the rapidly growing understanding along with the open questions in this exciting class of products. The research study was launched by HZB scientist Dr. Eva Unger as well as carried out and also coordinated by her postdoc Jesper Jacobsson.
Dec 20, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, HZB, Wikipedia, Eva Unger, Jesper Jacobsson