How to combine residential heat pumps with PV, battery storage
New research from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has shown that combining rooftop PV systems with battery storage and heat pumps can improve heat pump efficiency while reducing reliance on grid electricity.
Fraunhofer ISE, Oxford PV produce 25%-efficient perovskite-silicon tandem PV module
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) announced today that it had produced at 421 W perovskite-silicon tandem glass-glass module measures 1.68 m2.
A retirement boom for fossil fuels
Since early 2003, the United States has retired the same amount of fossil fueled electricity generation capacity as it has installed, even while the size of the economy has grown by two thirds.
NREL says long-term degradation of 8 GW of U.S. solar ‘matches expectations’
The short-term impact of extreme weather, such as flooding, high winds, hail, wildfire and lightning, was minimal in most PV systems studied.
Sandia National Laboratories design grid-resiliency algorithm
The software includes various tools to isolate downed or damaged lines, automate energy production and consumption regulation and troubleshoot unintentional loops.
Radiative cooling tech for vertical solar panels
Developed by a U.S.-Saudi research group, the novel technique employs two 45-degree inclined mirrors on the two sides of a PV module.
Agriculturally integrated solar takes flight
Mindful land management in solar power development can enhance nearby land productivity, potentially garnering broader local approval, as emerging research underscores the financial and ecological benefits for neighboring agricultural operations.
Sunrise brief: Many states transition away from net metering
Also on the rise: Energy Department announces investments in clean energy future. WoodMac predicts strong yet flat global PV growth through to 2032. And more.
WoodMac predicts strong yet flat global PV growth through to 2032
Research firm says the solar industry has reached a new stage in its evolution and is predicting around 350 GW of global solar installations annually for the next eight years.
How large-scale solar developers can tackle community opposition
A new Berkeley Lab study identifies the most prevalent community concerns around projects, as well as strategies for developers and others to improve those perceptions.
