Transforming oil wells into batteries for the sun and wind
What happens when oil and gas wells run dry? The answer: little good.
Jan 13, 2021
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News tagged with solar panels
Energy & Green Tech
Two-sided solar cells can collect scattered light to gather more energy
To increase the performance of solar panels, an international collaboration—including researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and U of T Engineering—has created a bifacial, or two-sided, ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Solar technology with the beauty of butterfly wings
Photovoltaic and solar thermal systems are not always considered aesthetically enhancing to a building. The colored modules, however, being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are refreshingly ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Solar panel fire season is all year round and it's getting more intense in Australia
2020 was a bumper year for solar power in Australia. More solar PV systems were installed in the first nine months than in all of any previous year.
Jan 07, 2021
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California is scrambling to avoid blackouts. Your refrigerator could help
Sometime next summer, there's a decent chance a heat wave will bake the American West, and California's power grid will again be stretched to its limits.
Jan 06, 2021
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Minnesota grants will prioritize EV charging solar panels
The next group of electric vehicle charging station grants from Minnesota's Volkswagen emissions-cheating settlement will prioritize projects that incorporate solar panels or other sources of local clean energy.
Dec 12, 2020
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New testing system could become the IoT of photovoltaics
A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed by Arizona State University researchers, represents a breakthrough in the cost and longevity of interconnected power ...
Dec 04, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Invention lets rotting veggies make a greener world
For generations, kids have been coaxed into finishing their vegetables after their parents sternly advised them that it is not nice to waste food when people are starving elsewhere in the world. But someday soon, kids may ...
Nov 20, 2020 report
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Materials extinguish solar panel fires before they ignite
As solar panels become popular and their voltages increase, there is a need to have built-in capabilities to extinguish fires caused by arc-faults, which are high-power discharges of electricity that can create explosions ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Engineering
New green materials could power smart devices using ambient light
We are increasingly using more smart devices like smartphones, smart speakers, and wearable health and wellness sensors in our homes, offices, and public buildings. However, the batteries they use can deplete quickly and ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Photovoltaic module
A photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel is a packaged interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells, also known as solar cells. The photovoltaic module, known more commonly as the solar panel, is then used as a component in a larger photovoltaic system to offer electricity for commercial and residential applications.
Because a single photovoltaic module can only produce a certain amount of wattage, installations intended to produce larger electrical power capacity require an installation of several modules or panels and this is known as a photovoltaic array. A photovoltaic installation typically includes an array of photovoltaic modules or panels, an inverter, batteries and interconnection wiring.
Photovoltaic systems are used for either on- or off-grid applications, and for solar panels on spacecraft.
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