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Sunrise brief: NREL releases a list of easily searchable solar ordinances

Also on the rise: EDF Renewables activates four energy storage projects in California.  New IEEE standard may ease interconnection woes. And more.

DOE launches $20 million consortium to advance US-made cadmium telluride solar cells

The Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium will work toward making continued cost and efficiency improvements that will make CdTe more competitive on the global market.

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Comparing performance of transparent solar windows to traditional windows

The results of the study by Wells Fargo Foundation and NREL initiative showed that PV-coated windows can appreciably lower the solar heat gain coefficient.

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Can renewables curtailment be rethought as a good thing?

While curtailing solar and wind energy production can be viewed as a lost opportunity, NREL argues that it may be an important feature in the future energy grid dominated by low-cost renewable energy.

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US and Australia sign energy agreements to mitigate over-reliance on China

Speaking at the Sydney Energy Forum, leaders from the United States and Australia have highlighted the importance of not only transitioning to renewables, but of ensuring the supply chains used to make the technologies do not remain as concentrated as they are today.

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Role of UV in solar cell degradation

US scientists have tested a range of modern cell designs under strong ultraviolet light and have found that many of them, including p-type PERC and n-type heterojunction cells, are more susceptible to degradation than older back surface field designs. They noted that the rear side of bifacial cells may be particularly vulnerable.

Hybridizing floating solar with hydropower

Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have said that the combination of floating solar with hydropower could reduce PV curtailment.

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People on the Move: NREL, Ameren, NETA, and more

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.

It takes more than recycling to establish a circular clean economy, says NREL

Designing renewable hardware to last longer and using fewer materials to construct it can work to bolster recycling efforts in building an effective circular economy for solar and battery technologies, according to NREL research.

Tin-lead perovskite solar cell achieves 25.5% efficiency, improved stability

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a tandem perovskite solar cell that tackles problems with stability and boosts efficiency.

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