John Fitzgerald Weaver
Government report says Trump’s solar tariff has accomplished little
The U.S. ITC has released a report highlighting changes in the domestic solar cell and module manufacturing industry, showing that while there has been an increase in domestic module manufacturing, the overall program’s success, relative to the $740 million in tariffs, has created little measurable benefit.
Let the solar games begin — more innovation on the Intersolar show floor
Plenty of innovative hardware at the show that isn’t a module, battery or racking — as well as services and the Solar Games.
Energy storage innovations and exhibitors at Intersolar San Diego
EMP/solar flare-hardened gear, storage-behind-the-PV-module and Generac made appearances at the Intersolar show in Southern California last week.
What’s the efficiency of a Tesla glass tile solar roof?
It depends. We attempt to do the math. Maybe it doesn’t matter.
Solar racking innovations on the show floor at Intersolar San Diego
Modules and batteries get all the headlines, but solar racking represents the shoulders upon which everything is built — and advances in this field are happening fast. Vertical racking for bifacial modules, new floating racking, a replacement for aluminum flashing, corrugated metal connections, and more!
Innovative solar modules on the show floor at Intersolar San Diego
In sunny San Diego for Intersolar 2020, we’re seeing a new idea on tracking rooftop solar modules, diodes moving to the cell level, two types of building integrated solar products, and some solar hot water.
Utility-scale solar PPA pricing down 4.7% in 2019, with 13.6 GW of corporate deals signed
LevelTen’s PPA Price Index showed Q4 pricing down 0.9% versus Q3, while BNEF saw nearly 20 GW of solar power corporate PPAs signed globally.
Hardware Brief: Solar+storage+indoor farming, space robots, battery packs at $135/kWh, more!
Sunmodo’s racking hardware has been approved by Sunnova, Schneider Electric and Scale Microgrid Solutions are partnering up to do some indoor farming, Groundwork rents the machines you need to build and maintain your facilities and more! Also – send your gear news to USA-Editors@pv-magazine.com to get in here.
First half of 2019 saw sunlight down as much as 10%, grand solar minimum held off in second half
Clean Power Research saw solar generation shift downward from the norm as much as 10% in many U.S. locations in the first half of 2019.
MIT and NREL see solar modules reaching well below 20¢ per watt
Although, the author of this article sees a path below 15¢ per watt. Researchers at MIT, working with financial modeling teams at NREL, have projected the electrical losses and financial gains of thinning solar cells from the current 160 micrometers to 50 micrometers.
