Researchers have investigated how rooftop PV systems may affect air and building temperature in urban environments and, conversely, how the urban heat island (UHI) effect may have a negative impact on PV system performance. Their work considered urban air temperature, urban air pollution, the partial shading of the PV system, soiling, building heating and cooling loads, and outdoor shade.
Compiled by an international research group, the best practices were collected from all available guidelines published by national agencies, regulatory bodies, and trade associations.
Nitricity has put together an experimental plasma reactor that uses solar electricity to produce competitively priced, environmentally clean, nitrogen fertilizer. Their onsite fertilizer production eliminates emissions from transporting fertilizers, and provides a viable alternative to fossil consuming nitrogen fixation methods like the Haber-Bosch process.
U.S. scientists have assessed the viability and potential supply chain impact of extracting lithium from geothermal brines, and they have reported promising results.
The company’s Mapdwell division has captured the photovoltaic potential of 107 million rooftops.
The world’s most powerful telescope took to the skies on December 25th. The array was deployed and powered 30 minutes after launch.
Goal is to reduce cost of heliostats by 50% and accelerate U.S. manufacturing
The use of phosphorene nanoribbons boosted the cell, putting it on par with traditional silicon cell output levels.
The differential physics-based software simulates how the change in a given input can change the cell’s power output, potentially paving the way for faster improvements in PV efficiency.
There is still much to debate over the benefits of moving a vehicle via solar, but the market has been getting creative and is evolving quickly.
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