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Cooling down solar modules with cotton wicks immersed in water
The cotton wicks immersed in the water are attached to the backside photovoltaic module. Image: University of Miskolc, Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, Creative
Vehicle-integrated photovoltaics for low-speed electric vehicles
Image: Capsolar Canadian startup Capsolar claims its flexible solar modules can be adapted to any type of low-speed electric vehicle with no extra modification and
Industrial process for ‘mobile’ solar module recycling
With its FlaxThor recycling system, Flaxres says it can recycle a PV module with a 10 second cycle time. Image: Flaxres German company Flaxres has
Solar thermal panel for large scale applications
The MT-Power panels. Image: TVP Solar The panel has an absorption area of 1.96 m2 and a weight of 27 kg per square meter. According
Solar panel sizes continue to get larger and improve LCOE, says trend report
Image: TrendForce A TrendForce report shows growth in production of modules over 600 W and increased format size. Cells and wafers are getting larger as
Canyon Solar unveils scalable shade solution for commercial applications
Cayon Solar’s prefabricated system can can be deployed in series. Image: Canyon Solar Australian renewable energy start-up Canyon Solar has unveiled a prefabricated solar PV
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Compressed air storage vs. lead-acid batteries
The experimental setup at the campus of the University of Sharjah. Image: University of Sharjah Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have compared the performance
Comparing performance of transparent solar windows to traditional windows
NEXT Energy Technology executives demonstrate PV-coated windows. Image: NEXT Energy Technology The results of the study by Wells Fargo Foundation and NREL initiative showed that
Rollout solar racking collects rainwater, cuts land-use requirements
Image: Roll-A-Rack Roll-A-Rack has developed a gutter-like racking system that collects rainwater for irrigation. From pv magazine Ohio-based Roll-A-Rack announced it has developed a roll-forming solar
Novel busbar-free cell design for shingled solar modules
Electrode patterns of a solar cell for a shingled PV module. Image: Sungkyunkwan University South Korean scientists have fabricated a busbar-free solar cell for shingled
ZSW, Tubesolar achieve 14% efficiency for thin-film agrivoltaic solar tubes
Image: TubeSolar AG TubeSolar and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 14% for a photovoltaic
Storage for load shifting viable in several Brazilian states
Image: pv magazine, Eckhart Gouras Greener says that battery storage could help large electricity consumers in Brazil to cope with sharp differences between peak tariffs
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World’s second-largest PV system on a stadium roof reaches completion
The PV system will come online in September. Image: Badenova The stadium of German football club SC Freiburg hosts a 2.4 MW rooftop solar array
Solar park powering astronomical observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The photovoltaic facility of the Paranal Oservatory. Image: ESO y Grupo Saesa A solar facility with an installed power of 9 MW has come online
Applying perovskite solar cells onto BIPV steel products
A perovskite solar cell developed at Swansea University. As part of the new partnership with Tata Steel, Swansea scientists will investigating applying perovskite solar cells
Four-terminal multijunction approach for bifacial modules
A scheme of the 4T system. Image: Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems Scientists tested bifacial PV devices based on silicon and gallium arsenide cells connected
Eco-friendly solvent for a 16.7% perovskite solar cell
A researcher at ZSW working on perovskite solar cells. Image: ZSW Scientists in Germany looked to eliminate the use of toxic solvents in the production
Novel method to turn existing solar parks into agrivoltaic facilities
Image: NREL/Dennis Schroeder An international research team has developed a new methodology to increase levels of pollination at ground-mounted solar plants. It involves the development