Top

Tag: solar panels


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Solar Panels Meet Saffron In New Agrivoltaic Project

January 2, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

The rarefied world of saffron cultivation is about to encounter a solar makeover. About 90% of the global saffron supply comes from Iran, but the allure of raising a spice crop that retails for $5,000 a pound could widen the […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Bifacial Solar Panels To Open Floodgates Of Agrivoltaic Potential

November 8, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The agrivoltaic field is racing along at a rapid clip in some parts of the globe, where farmers are eager to combine renewable energy from solar panels with pollinator habitats, grazing lands, and other agricultural activities. The economic case for […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

De Haan service stations in the Netherlands to feature solar panels

September 27, 2023

Via: PetrolPlaza

De Haan Minerale Oliën has started to install solar panels across its network of service stations in the Netherlands. The retailer has partnered with SolarNRG, one of the largest suppliers and installers of solar power systems in the country, to […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

New design strategies to improve the stability and efficiency of bifacial perovskite solar cells

May 15, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Solar cells based on perovskites, calcium titanium oxide minerals or compounds with similar structures, are among the most promising emerging energy solutions. Over the past few years, engineers and material scientists have been exploring the potential of solar mini-modules (i.e., […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Free Solar Panels? Don’t Get Burned

April 28, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

Sunlight is one of the most widely available resources on the planet. With recent investments and advances in solar energy technology, more Americans than ever before can harness the sun’s rays and power up their homes and businesses. Riding this […]


Mainstream technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, World

Latin America poised to become renewable energy giant: report

March 9, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Latin America is poised to become a major renewable energy producer, with nearly a billion solar panels’ worth of large-scale clean-electricity projects slated to come online in the next seven years, a report found Thursday. In welcome good news for […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Solving solar panels’ dirty problem

February 14, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

From water-repellent to water-loving with ultraviolet (UV) light, surfaces are being developed that protect panels and glass facades from expensive and time-consuming cleanings. Solar panels get dirty. Dust, sand and other matter accumulate on their surface, preventing the sun’s light […]


Mainstream technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, State

A Cambrian explosion of distributed energy in Texas

February 9, 2023

Via: Renewable Energy World

Texans can now get paid for supporting the grid with their solar panels and batteries as part of a new virtual power plant pilot. What happens next could lead to the rapid deployment of resilient and clean distributed energy resources […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Northern Illinois now has 75 operating community solar farms

February 3, 2023

Via: Renewable Energy World

There are now 75 community solar farms operating within ComEd’s northern Illinois service territory. ComEd and Summit Ridge, a developer and owner-operator of community solar farms, announced the completion of the 2.5 MW Speedway Solar project 10 miles south of […]


News and Policies, State

Community solar: Can California get it right this time?

January 30, 2023

Via: Renewable Energy World

California is a leader in the energy transition. But even the most mature solar market in the U.S. hasn’t always gotten it right. The Golden State has watched from the sidelines as community solar programs across the country have been […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Meta signs PPA for Ohio solar farm’s output

January 10, 2023

Via: Renewable Energy World

Work is underway on the 134 MWdc (107 MWac) Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio, near Toledo. The project is being developed under a 50:50 partnership between bp America and Lightsource bp. bp America said it secured a power-purchase […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Home Depot Does A Big Energy Deal, But It Does More Behind The Scenes

December 30, 2022

Via: CleanTechnica

When you have a big retail space, it makes a lot of sense on the surface to cover the whole roof in solar panels. After all, there’s space and generating renewable energy is a good thing. But even the largest […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Invisible Solar Panels For Pompeii & Other Historic Locations

December 29, 2022

Via: CleanTechnica

Solar panels are great, but would like to see them on the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, or the Grand Canyon? Of course not. That would be silly. Yet many such historic places could use some emissions-free energy, especially […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Solar panels and crops can coexist, but more study needed on how and where

October 17, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

A recent analysis reveals the daunting number of variables that need to be considered when attempting to pair agricultural production and solar generation. Federal researchers know that solar panels and crops can coexist and provide mutual benefits in certain scenarios. […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

New coating helps solar panels shed snow and ice

July 19, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

A Sandia National Labs-led research team has developed a transparent, polymeric-based coating that helps photovoltaic panels continuously shed snow and ice. Early field trials in Alaska demonstrated that coated panels can produce 85% more energy, compared to uncoated panels. Preliminary […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

DOE offers funding to scale agrivoltaics projects

May 5, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding opportunity, intended to award $8 million in funding for projects that examine how solar energy projects paired with agriculture–so-called […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Perovskite solar company Tandem PV raises US$6m to build Californian manufacturing facility

April 25, 2022

Via: PV Resources

US perovskite company Tandem PV has closed on the first half of a US$12 million Series A raise after raising US$6 million for building a pilot manufacturing facility in its headquarters of San Jose, California. US-focused Tandem PV will use […]


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

Korean solar panel giant plans ‘fully American’ supply chain

March 23, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

Korean solar energy giant Hanwha Solutions said it plans to build out a “fully American” supply chain, cautioning that government incentives to support domestic manufacturing are critical to the proposal. Hanwha, owner of solar module manufacturer Q CELLS, said it […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Bifacial solar panels can increase yields

July 9, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

Most people don’t give the color of their roofs a second thought, but it could be costing their business a lot of money. White or light gray roofs can increase rooftop bifacial PV energy yields by up to 25 percent […]


News and Policies, State

Michigan bill may unlock community solar and your state should follow suit

April 30, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

There are 2,600 megawatts of solar power capacity installed in the U.S. today that can be considered community solar, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). That is a little less than 5% of all […]