星期四, 21 11 月, 2024
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2,000 gigawatts of solar power needed for 100% renewables

The U.S. would need 1,500 GW of utility-scale solar power and 500 GW of rooftop solar to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050, according...

What to expect for solar from the US-Iran crisis?

The perilous nature of oil-dependency has once again been demonstrated by the escalating crisis in the Gulf since U.S. president Donald Trump ordered the drone attack...

US scientists claim clear-sky irradiance model provides better results for module testing

An international research team coordinated by the American Institute of Physics claims to have successfully applied the clear-sky methodology developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...

Shutdown continues at Hanergy-owned Alta Devices, high-efficiency PV pioneer

Alta Devices has not located a white-knight investor to save the company and resume its PV cell production. Early in December, pv magazine broke the story that Hanergy-owned...

Trump administration says it will approve largest U.S. solar farm

Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion...

Six-year-old solar power plant partially repowered with new trackers and bifacial solar modules

At the end of 2018, there were 690 ground mounted utility-scale solar power plants totaling greater than 25GWac in commercial operation in the United...

Tesla to hide ‘solar test-house’ under tents at California site

A CNBC reporter has uncovered a recently granted building permit that allows Tesla to put up “two canopy covers” over its new “solar test...

Gauging non-fulleren acceptors for organic PV

A research group from the Georgia Institute of Technology is trying to gain insight into the morphological properties of non-fullerene small-molecule acceptors (NAFs), which...

New thermodynamic formula to calculate bifacial gains

Scientists at Purdue University have developed a formula to help PV module manufacturers to more precisely calculate the gains provided by bifacial solar panels. The team outlines...

Narrowing down 166 billion battery materials

The search for new materials and battery chemistries is an important one, as scientists look for materials that can match or exceed the performance...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...