Solar System Efficiency: Maximum Power Point Tracking is Key
Maximum PV panel system efficiency is a major goal in today’s solar panel installations. Even a 0.1% efficiency improvement provides valuable payback over the long life of a solar installation. read more
View ArticleSolar Cells as Light as a Soap Bubble
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Researchers at MIT have demonstrated the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced. Solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic Tracker Market Jumped Over Last Year
The photovoltaic tracker market in North America increased by 135 percent year over year to reach 5.5 gigawatt shipments in 2015.read more
View ArticleSolar Industry Set for New Overcapacity and Shake-Out Cycle
IHS Technology says that solar PV installations in China in the third quarter of 2016 will fall by 80 percent, triggering a sharp global slowdown in global demand and an oversupply, particularly solar...
View ArticleSolarWorld Debuts 1,500-volt Solar Panel
SolarWorld announced that it will release a 1,500-volt solar panel to enable installers to increase lengths of solar-panel strings by up to 50 percent.read more
View ArticleGlobal Wind Operations and Maintenance Market Set for Strong Growth to $17...
The global wind operations and maintenance is estimated to increase from $10 billion in 2015 to $17 billion by 2020.read more
View ArticleIHS Markit Names Leaders in PV Module Supplier Scorecard 2016
In a new scorecard reviewing the solar photovoltaic module sector, Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells and Jinko Solar were all identified as this year's industry leaders.read more
View ArticleSolar Microinverters and Power Optimizers Shift Tactics to Sell More Solar AC...
The business model of microinverter and power optimizer suppliers is set to shift from standalone units to integrated systems, according to new analysis released by IHS Markit.read more
View ArticleSubcutaneous Solar Cells Could Power Pacemakers
A new study provides real-life data on the potential of powering medical implants with solar cells.read more
View ArticleUpdate: Subcutaneous Solar Cells Could Power Pacemakers
The researchers said that their general idea was that the solar cells could directly be integrated into the pacemaker housing.read more
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