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POWER OPTIMIZER: Smart Module Technology

Solar power technology isn’t a new discovery; in fact, it was discovered way back in 1800 when Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel—a nineteen-year old French scientist—was experimenting with an electrolytic cell composed of two metal electrodes. He was surprised as he discovered that the materials would emit energy when exposed to light. That was when PV effect came […]

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A Low-Cost Method for Solar-Thermal Conversion That’s Simpler and Greener

The team’s method is outlined in a new paper, “Scalable, ‘Dip-and-dry’ Fabrication of a Wide-Angle Plasmonic Selective Absorber for High-efficiency Solar-thermal Energy Conversion. Researchers led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, along with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and Stanford University have developed a […]

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First Project of BRICS Development Bank Starts Operation

The The New Development Bank approved its loans worth USD 811 million in April 2016. Four of the bank’s loan projects are in China. The first project funded by The New Development Bank, set up by India and other members of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies, has started operation in Shanghai. The USD 76 […]

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Increasing Use of Advanced Materials and Emerging Solar Technologies to Propel the HAPS Market: Technavio

The global HAPS market will post a CAGR of 14% during the forecast period. A major driver that propels the growth of the global HAPS market is the cost effectiveness of HAPS as well as their long-endurance and augmented flight range capability. Technavio in its latest market report on the global high-altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS) […]

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Solar Power to Get Cheaper than Electricity Grid for Residential Sector in Next Two Years

solar energy in India has already reached ‘grid parity’ in commercial, industrial and utility sectors, and soon solar power would be achieved in residential sector as well. In the next two years, solar power will be cheaper than the electricity grid in the residential sector, says solar energy provider SunSource Energy which has successfully implemented […]

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Vivint Solar Brings Rooftop Solar to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Vivint Solar designs and installs the system, allowing customers to enjoy the benefits of affordable, renewable solar energy. Vivint Solar, Inc., a leading full-service residential solar provider has announced that it has expanded its affordable residential solar energy systems into Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vivint Solar initially expanded into the state through the Philadelphia area in August […]

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Backsheets & EVA: Enduring PV Production Behind the Scene

Most focus on solar generation is placed on the solar cells themselves, but attention should equally be paid to those components “Behind the Scenes.” What is so important about the back of a solar module? The Behind the Scene THINGs that are attached at the back of the module are one of the key process […]

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Solar Panel Lamination: Procedure, Advantages and Future

Solar panel lamination ensures the longevity of the solar cells of a module as they need to be able to withstand outdoor exposure in all types of climate for periods of 25 years and more Solar panel lamination ensures the longevity of the solar cells of a module as they need to be able to […]

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NTPC now has 845 MW of Installed Solar Power Capacity across India: Report

NTPC recently revealed that 845 megawatt capacity solar power plants have been installed in India after the recent addition of 225 MW Mandsaur Solar Power project The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India recently revealed that it now has 845 megawatt installed solar power capacity of across the country. NTPC boasted the number after […]

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