Solar water pumps are used for water supply at low cost. Solar panels convert sunlight into electricity and provide starting and operation of these pumps. Solar pumps are suitable for applications where there is no electricity grid. Of course, there must be some source of...
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Apple Build 530ha “Solar Farm” For Centres in California
During Tim Cook’s talk at the Goldman Sachs Tech Conference 2015 today, the Apple CEO announced a new initiative that will see the company build...
[NREL] Boosting Accuracy of Testing Multijunction Solar Cells
NREL has developed a more precise technology for measuring efficiency of concentrating solar cells, enabling the industry to advance. Solar researchers have long been unable to reduce an...
The Financial And Environmental Benefits Of Solar Home Systems
Many people have already realized the benefits of solar energy and solar systems. Solar systems have a positive impact on the preservation of the environment...
ScienceDaily: High Efficiency Concentrating Solar Cells Move To The Rooftop
Ultra-high efficiency solar cells similar to those used in space may now be possible on your rooftop thanks to a new microscale solar concentration technology developed...
[NREL] NREL Study of Fielded PV Systems Demonstrates PV Reliability
Photovoltaic module quality has remained high even as module prices have declined. Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have analyzed the annual performance data from almost 50,000...
ScienceDaily: New Technique For Growing High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers have revealed a new solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals. The researchers fabricated planar...
[NREL] Post-Deposition Treatment Boosts CIGS Solar Cell Performance
NREL’s use of potassium fluoride process improves the open-circuit voltage and conversion efficiency. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells that are fabricated using two-step selenization processes often exhibit low open-circuit...
[NREL] NREL Particle Receiver Will Enable High-Temperature CSP
Near-blackbody enclosed particle receiver can support high-temperature thermal energy storage and high efficiency power cycles. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientists are designing and developing an innovative high-temperature particle receiver...
[NREL] NREL Quantifies Value of CSP to the Grid
In California study, greater penetration of renewable energy means greater value of CSP with thermal energy storage. The penetration of variable-generation renewable energy sources is growing...