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PV for Your EV: Solar Tech Powers Electric Cars Through Summer

New technology from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will link rooftop solar and batteries to support electric vehicle (EV) charging, even in the height of summer.

14 Oct 2019

Researcher Proposes Optimized Method to Assess Day-Ahead Solar Forecasting

Accurate prediction of the amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth’s surface is crucial to make decisions for operating solar power plants.

25 Sep 2019

Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Solar Energy Products Among Rural Communities

PhD student Elise Harrington studies the ways rural communities in Kenya and India learn about solar energy products and their options as consumers.

23 Sep 2019

Standardized Method to Quantify and Compare Differences in Solar Power Production

Solar power is a potential renewable alternative to fossil fuels. However, the production of solar power is complex and affected by ever-changing aspects such as the time of day, cloud coverage, and even dust particles in the air.

20 Sep 2019

Flinders Launches Solar Car for 2019 World Solar Challenge

Four years of engineering brainpower and hundreds of hours spent building a practical solar car will be put to the test when The Flinders Automotive Solar Team (FAST) set out on a 3,000 kilometre journey across the outback in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

16 Sep 2019

CleanChoice Energy: Solar Lights Gifted to Hurricane Dorian's Affected Residents

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that empowers businesses and people to reduce emissions and enjoy cleaner lives, will collaborate with MPOWERD, a solar lantern manufacturer, to gift solar lanterns to those affected by Hurricane Dorian.

9 Sep 2019

Doped Photovoltaics

Organic solar cells are made of cheap and abundant materials, but their efficiency and stability still lag behind those of silicon-based solar cells.

20 Aug 2019

Monumental 100.1-MWp Solar Plant Employs Sungrow’s Inverter Solutions

Sungrow, the global pioneer in providing inverter solution for renewables, has reported that a solar plant of 100.1 MWp employing its 1500 Vdc central inverter solutions started operations in Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina.

19 Aug 2019

Solar Power and Agriculture Could Jointly Produce Reliable Electricity

A new study by scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) has shown that farmlands are the most productive places on Earth for solar energy.

12 Aug 2019

Researchers Quantify Cost Targets for Storage of Renewable Energy

Energy storage cost will be crucial in estimating how much renewable energy could help in decarbonizing electricity. However, to what extent should energy storage costs decrease?

8 Aug 2019