Building a Resilient Solar Future: Strategies to Safeguard Against Inclement Weather

Credit to Author: Kevin Conner| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:21:28 +0000

Recent advancements dramatically reduce loss due to weather conditions, but there is still much more the industry must do. Solar energy skeptics have long argued about its supposed unreliability. “The […]

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Applying Photovoltaic Charging and Storage Systems: Challenging the Limits of PV Technology

Credit to Author: Chi-Chia Liu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:07 +0000

To achieve net-zero goals and accelerate the global energy transition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that countries need to triple renewable energy capacity from that of 2022 by 2030, […]

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Smart Software Bolsters Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Credit to Author: Jake Bartosch| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:58:05 +0000

The solar industry is on a continuous innovation curve — driving advancements, pushing boundaries, and harnessing solar energy’s power to increase returns and drive down the lower levelized cost of […]

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The POWER Interview: New Solar Technology Increasing Efficiency, Power Density

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:27:35 +0000

The use of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is growing as more homeowners and businesses take control of their energy needs and look for ways to make their electricity supply […]

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Analysis of Performance Degradation of PV Modules

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:20:20 +0000

Solar energy is a clean and environmentally friendly source of energy. It can also help in reducing the global carbon footprint and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Due to […]

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Current Generation Capacity, Future Investment Plans, and Photovoltaic Projects of the Cuban Energy Industry

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:13:59 +0000

The state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) is responsible for supplying electricity to the Cuban population and the national economy. This is a complex process in which more than 50,000 workers intervene, highlighted Jorge Armando Cepero Hernández, UNE’s general director during a recent press conference. The executive explained that electrical energy is produced with a generation fleet […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: The Need for Power Flexibility

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:29 +0000

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In its November 2019–issued World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that if countries pursue currently stated policies, the combined generation share of wind and solar photovoltaic could surge from 7% today to 24% in 2040. This very steep ramp-up of variable renewables will undoubtedly require an emphatic focus onflexibility—the ability of power […]

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New Record for Solar PV Installations

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:12:01 +0000

More than 2 million new solar PV installations were installed in the U.S. in the first three months of 2019—a new record for the first quarter of the year—according to the Wood Mackenzie/Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) U.S. Solar Market Insight report, which was released this week. Utilities led the way, installing 1.6 GWdc of […]

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Let the Sun Shine In: Where Is Solar Power Headed?

The Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry, reports that solar power has grown in the U.S. at a compounded annual rate of 59% since the solar investment

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Floating Solar Panel Industry Makes a Splash

Floating solar panel technology has been gaining traction as a favorable and cost-effective alternative to land-based photovoltaic systems. Thriving on the cusp of a massive inclination toward renewable energy

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