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Can Solar Panels Be Recycled?

10/16/18, 07:26 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

If you anticipate your solar company to thrive for the next two decades, its time to begin thinking about the responsibility we have to ensure modules stay out of our nations landfills.

Department of Energy Announces $46 Million to Improve Resiliency of Solar Generation

10/15/18, 01:59 PM | EVs and Fuel Cells, Energy Storage | government policy, grid, Smart Grid

A resilient and reliable electricity grid is essential not only to the security of the infrastructure powering our economy, but also to the everyday lives of all Americans.

ACEEE 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

10/11/18, 07:29 AM | Solar Power, Energy Storage | Business Development, government policy

States up efficiency investments & power savings; push net-zero buildings & electric vehicles; NJ, CT, CO, SD improve most; MA and CA lead.

NREL Inks a Future for Perovskites

10/10/18, 09:28 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Perovskite, Technology Discussions

Moore, a staff scientist at NREL, is researching fast-drying solvents for the development of perovskite ink-a shortcut to the eventual commercialization of perovskite technologies.

O&M Considerations for Residential and C&I Rooftop Solar

10/09/18, 09:51 AM | Solar Power | maintenance

This white paper aims to provide an overview of the US utility rooftop solar market, and the main challenges it faces in terms of O&M

SEIA Releases New Go-To Guide for Residential Installations

10/09/18, 05:53 AM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Design and Installation

The white paper, developed by members of SEIAs Solar Quality Assurance Working Group, provides recommended best practices on everything from contractor qualifications to the design and actual installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.

How Does Heat Affect Solar Inverters?

10/04/18, 08:32 AM | Solar Power | inverters

Inverters, like all semiconductor-based equipment, are sensitive to overheating and, in general, operate best at cooler temperatures, while suffering power losses and damage at higher internal temperatures.

What Are the Benefits of a National Energy Grid?

10/02/18, 07:34 AM | Energy Storage | government policy | Megan Ray Nichols - Contributing Author

Whether it's saving every electricity customer money or hardening our infrastructure against climate change, it's hard to imagine another project right now that looks as appealing, practical and unifying as developing a national energy grid.

When Cars Think for Us: Autonomous Vehicles and the Role of Energy Storage

10/02/18, 07:32 AM | Energy Storage | UAV, ultracapacitors | Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

In this article, I discuss the primary reasons why autonomous vehicles are emerging, what factors go into developing self-driving cars, and how energy storage is a vital part of autonomous vehicle design.

GreenBlu Begins $1.6 Million U.S. Department of Energy Award to Commercialize Adsorption Desalination Technology

10/01/18, 01:10 PM | Solar Power, Other Renewables | Desalination, renewable energy, Water Tech

New technology to make zero-carbon, zero-discharge desalination and wastewater treatment affordable

How to Lower Customer Acquisition Costs

09/27/18, 08:15 AM | Solar Power

Gone are the days of block walking and door knocking for new customers or paying for old leads. Instead, social media and customer generated reviews are lowering the cost of getting local and interested prospects asking about solar.

Interview with Kathy Nelson, Director, Technical Product Marketing & Industry Relations, Ondas Networks

09/27/18, 08:13 AM | Energy Storage, Other Renewables | FischTank PR

The company is committed to providing mission critical communications solutions and its exciting to be able to support that on a larger scale for multiple industries.

Case Study: Increasing Solar Inspection Efficiency with Drones

09/27/18, 08:07 AM | Solar Power | drones

Comparing drone inspection time to relevant manual inspections across the 4 sites, we saw an increase in inspection efficiency of 97%. On a per MWdc basis, cost savings due to efficiency gains ranged from $1074 to $1717 per MW, for an average of $1254/MW cost savings.

Are Sulfur Flow Batteries the Answer?

09/25/18, 08:24 AM | Energy Storage | batteries, flow batteries | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

In a flow battery, both the anode and cathode are liquid electrolytes. The anode in this case is sulfur dissolved in water, while the cathode is an aerated liquid salt solution that takes up and releases oxygen.

Solar + Storage Solutions

09/25/18, 08:21 AM | Solar Power, Energy Storage | Software

Were increasingly seeing solar developers including energy storage as a standard offer in their customer proposals, rather than talking about energy storage as a future option, as we saw for the past two years.

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