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Prefabricated Façade with Integrated Solar PV

December 23, 2024 admin bipv, clean power, fraunhofer, fraunhofer institute for solar energy systems, fraunhofer ise, GERMANY, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:57:31 +0000

Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer UMSICHT are out there innovating once more, as they tend to do. Could their latest advancement break through in a market that’s been hyped for at least a decade but never come to much? The sector I’m referring to is building-integrated solar PV (BIPV). In this … [continued]

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Perovskite Solar Cells Meet Textile Ceramic Technology

November 10, 2024 admin bipv, building integrated photovoltaic, building integrated solar, buildings, clean power, Energy, energy-efficient buildings, perovskite, perovskite solar cells, perovskite solar panels, renewable energy, Solar energy, Spain, startups

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:19:25 +0000

A new building material that deploys perovskite solar cells to harvest clean power is taking shape in the field of textile ceramic technology.

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Another Day, Another Win For Solar Power Windows, Another Headache For Fossil Fuels

July 11, 2024 admin bipv, buildings, clean power, gensler, green economy, next energy technologies, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar window, solar windows, thin film solar, transparent solar, transparent solar cells, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:55:53 +0000

New solar power window technology is finally edging into the commercial market, to transform buildings from energy-sucking structures into renewable energy generating stations.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $71M Investment to Advance American Solar Manufacturing and Development

May 19, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, bipartisan infrastructure law, bipv, clean power, first solar, green economy, green jobs, investing in, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Manufacturing, policy & politics, silfab solar, Solar energy, thin film solar, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 03:59:41 +0000

18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, including $16 million from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure … [continued]

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ClearVue & Its Solar Glass Come Home

June 25, 2023 admin Australia, bipv, clean power, Solar energy, solar glass

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:21:58 +0000

ClearVue looks like regular glass, but better, as it turns any window into a solar panel. It’s better for the consumer and better for the environment. The whole building can become a solar array and thus energy self-sufficient. Imagine being able to save 40% of your buildings power bills. Clearvue solar film technology could be […]

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Seeing Climate Solutions Clearly Through Biases & Missing Data Is Challenging

May 6, 2022 admin Aviation, bipv, buildings, clean power, clean transport, climate change, cognitive science, daniel kahneman, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, grid storage, hydrogen, investment, mass transit / public transit, nuclear energy, pumped hydro, rooftop solar, Solar energy, vaclav smil, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 16:25:39 +0000

I urge everyone to examine their own biases and blindspots, whether they are in the following short list or not. You’ll help the world more that way.

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Bill Nussey of Freeing Energy Talks About His Chart-Topping New Book on Local Energy

February 7, 2022 admin batteries, bill nussey, bipv, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, cleantech talk, climate change, community solar, electric cars, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Off The Grid, rooftop solar, Smart Grid, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, solar prices, tesla, thin film solar, usa, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:20:41 +0000

Local energy is an express lane for climate change. The world is obsessed with gigabets on offshore wind and nuclear and there’s a traffic jam of political systems. COP26 was a disappointment. People can pull into the express lane, contribute in a personal way, and get great business value as well.