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Tesla Model 3 gets a solar roof thanks to Lightyear
A Tesla Model 3 has been customized with a solar roof as part of Lightyear's solar cars and truck advancement program.
Jun 19, 2020 // Transport, TESLA, Elon Musk, Europe, Netherlands, Lightyear
Renewable energy resources: Heading in the direction of large-scale thermal storage systems
High-temperature technologies make it possible for electrothermal storage space systems for large amounts of energy from renewable sources.
May 4, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Thermal, Germany, Europe, KIT, Thomas Wetzel, Klarissa Niedermeier, Alfons Weisenburger, Walter Tromm
The ‘butterfly effect’ of Chinese PV listings
A recent study shows that PV costs have declined faster than any other energy technology over the past two decades. The researcher behind the study said this would not have been possible without the “butterfly effect,” which is based on the idea that a small change in one part of a complex system can have a large impact elsewhere. The researcher also attributed the the rapidly declining cost of PV to Chinese manufacturing and strong US investor support.
Nov 29, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Canadian Solar, China, JA Solar, JinkoSolar, Asia, Trina Solar, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, Martin Andrew Green
US research laboratory rewires solar cell raising efficiency to 27.3%, sees path to greater than 32 percent
NREL has released a paper showing an experimental solar cell, using a unique method for wiring two different solar cells to a single, that raised the cell's efficiency by 4 percent. As well the document provides a respectable review of different technologies being developed.
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America
The biggest solar rooftop in Cyprus under net billing scheme
The 2.5-megawatt PV facility will be operating under a program meant to protect grid operators against going bust
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Europe, Cyprus, Muskita Aluminium
Chile, the land of mines, leads the way in solar power
The Latin American country has far exceeded its goal to get to 20% of energy production from renewable resources by 2025
Nov 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Javier Jorquera Copier
The Energy Transition Needs Perovskite PV and Alternative Storage
Existing clean energy modern technologies are inadequate to get to zero-carbon generation, the author creates
Sep 25, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, North America
Orderly disorder: Cambridge scientists make surprising perovskite discovery
Researchers have made a finding they say could vastly simplify and reduce the production cost of perovskite solar cells. Working with mixed halide perovskites, the group found a disordered chemical composition can improve device efficiency.
Nov 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Cambridge University, crystalline silicon PV, Sascha Feldmann, Stuart MacPherson, Sam Stranks
Lightsource BP gets 156MW Italy solar
Two PV projects on Sicily and one in Apulia are expected to reach ready-to-build condition in 2022
May 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Lightsource BP, Europe, solar projects, Horizon Firm, Christian Chiaruzzi, Agostino Costantino
SunPower integrates EagleView software program right into Home Survey app for installers
SunPower and EagleView, a leading modern technology company of aerial analytics, today revealed a brand-new arrangement to minimize solar setup timelines and costs.
Feb 1, 2021 // Software, SunPower, Norm Taffe, EagleView, Home Survey, Piers Dormeyer
Masdar inks deal for phase one of 2-GW solar project in Iraq
Masdar, part of Abu Dhabi federal government's Mubadala Investment Company, has authorized a pact with the government of Iraq to start the initial phase of a 2-GW solar project in the Western Asian nation.
Oct 7, 2021 // Plants, Masdar, Asia, UAE, Iraq, Solar Project
Is Mexican energy CFE getting in the solar business?
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is looking for authorization to establish 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The ranges will be built on the exact same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. Nonetheless, it stays vague whether the PV setups mark the company's formal entrance into the solar company.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, cfe, Manuel Bartlett
New bifacial modules tax exemption policy in the US
A slip assessment gave on November 19, 2020, the United States Court of International Trade ("USCIT") allowed the inconvenience of taxes on bifacial sun oriented boards, a triumph for the Trump organization's years-long exertion to restrict imports of unfamiliar made sun powered advances.
Mar 2, 2021 // Policy, USA, pv modules, Trump, North America, bifacial modules, Joe Biden
These are the 11 most stunning solar farms on the planet
Here are a few of the most remarkable examples from all over the world.
May 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, Spain, France, China, Europe, Asia, North America, UAE, PV Power Plant
Tesla solar panels have become a nightmare for some homeowners, especially for one Colorado woman whose roof went up in flames
Some homeowners with Tesla solar panels said they had been left frustrated as they wait for the company to fixed damaged panels on their roof.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Rooftop PV, USA, TESLA, Arizona, Colorado, North America, Briana Greer, Xcel, Christina Caron, Jeffrey Sutherland, Boston















