Floating Solar Panels Could Support US Energy Goals

01/17/25, 10:13 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | floating solar

New Study Shows Federally Controlled Reservoirs Could Host Enough Energy To Power Approximately 100 Million US Homes a Year

How Agrivoltaics Can Help Solve Land Access Challenges for Emerging and Young Farmers

01/14/25, 05:30 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | agrivoltaics

The 2022 National Young Farmer Survey, a survey conducted by the National Young Farmers Coalition, found that land access is the number one challenge faced by young farmers.

Is Solar Panel Cleaning Safety the Next Frontier in EHS?

01/09/25, 05:42 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | solar maintenance, | solar modules

While this task is generally classified as “non-electrical” maintenance, a more accurate label might be “quasi-electrical,” given the potential hazards involved.

Monitoring Tools for Manufacturing Plant Maintenance

12/30/24, 05:35 AM | Energy Storage, | Other Renewables | maintenance, | utilities

Electrical power delivery systems are usually the most impactful on plant operation. The cost of failure of certain pieces of equipment can quickly escalate into multi-millions of dollars of equipment replacement costs and production downtime.

Southco: What is a Friction/Torque Hinge?

12/19/24, 05:40 AM | Energy Storage, | Other Renewables | BOS, | Enclosures, | maintenance

A torque hinge uses friction to control the movement of a door, lid, or other type of panel. It allows the panel to be held in any position along its range of motion, without additional hardware or support.

Making solar cells more weatherproof

12/17/24, 05:39 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | Perovskite, | research

In recent experiments at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), Kelly, professor of chemistry at USask, and his team were trying to figure out why solar cells made with lead halide perovskite, rather than silicon, were failing prematurely.

Decarbonizing heavy industry with thermal batteries

12/12/24, 05:40 AM | Energy Storage, | Other Renewables | Commercial and Industrial Applications, | heating

MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.

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Half of energy will come from solar by 2035: ground-breaking climate modeling tool challenges previous energy projections

01/15/25, 05:40 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | Analysis and Trends

Birch is challenging decades of inaccurate solar energy forecasting, correcting a flawed equation at the heart of projections: he says the metric of primary energy is only applicable to fossil fuels, as over half of fossil fuel energy is wasted when it is burned.

Schletter supplies Central Europe's largest Agri-PV project

01/13/25, 05:54 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | agrivoltaics

A total of 260,000 PV modules were installed on around 180 hectares of farmland in the municipalities of Wallern and Tadten in the Austrian province of Burgenland. The modules were mounted on the Schletter Tracking System 2V in an east-west orientation.

JinkoSolar's Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Based on N-type TOPCon Sets New Record with Conversion Efficiency of 33.84%

01/06/25, 06:23 AM | Solar Power, | Other Renewables | Perovskite

The record-breaking perovskite tandem solar cell utilizes JinkoSolar’s N-type high-efficiency monocrystalline TOPCon solar cell as the bottom cell, enhanced by significant advancements across multiple key technologies.

Wind Energy Market on Track for USD 496.9 Billion Boom by 2032

01/20/25, 06:30 AM | Other Renewables

By 2032, the wind energy market is projected to exceed USD 496.9 billion, driven by technological advancements, supportive government policies, and a growing focus on decarbonization.

Stracker Solar's Elevated Solar Trackers Stand Ready to Meet New French Parking Lot Mandate

01/16/25, 01:21 PM | Solar Power | Other Renewables

• Stracker solar trackers produce 50-70% more power than any other mount on the market. • Stracker Solar Swiss-based fabrication facility is ready to take orders for European installations. • Strackers are EV-ready with available Level 2 charging station integration using no additional space. • Solar startup offers French installers immediate IP opportunities to meet new mandates.

Qcells President of Corporate Affairs, Danny O'Brien Reacts to Biden Administration's Guidance on Domestic Content Bonus for Clean Energy Credits

01/16/25, 09:17 AM | Other Renewables | Q CELLS

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act's domestic content bonus for Clean Electricity Production and Investment Tax Credits.

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