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Imec and EnergyVille Present Unique Simulation Framework to Accurately Determine Energy Yield of Bifacial Solar Modules and Systems

Today imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies and EnergyVille present a new simulation framework that can accurately calculate the energy yield of bifacial PV systems

From IMEC 13 Feb 2019

Newly Developed Flags Produce Electrical Energy Using Solar and Wind Power

Researchers have developed flags that can produce electrical energy using solar and wind power. Flexible photovoltaic cells and piezoelectric strips have been used to create the new solar and wind energy-harvesting flags.

12 Feb 2019

AusNet Services to Trial New Solar-Friendly Technologies

Innovative technology aimed at dynamically managing the network impact of Australia’s rapidly growing home solar take-up, and thus facilitating more solar panel installations, will be trialled by AusNet Services, in a new $2.2 million project.

12 Feb 2019

Unleashing Perovskites’ Potential for Solar Cells

Perovskites — a broad category of compounds that share a certain crystal structure — have attracted a great deal of attention as potential new solar-cell materials because of their low cost, flexibility, and relatively easy manufacturing process.

8 Feb 2019

A New Method to Quickly Estimate Solar Energy Potential in Urban Settings

Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new method for calculating solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban setting in a fast and accurate manner.

5 Feb 2019

New Study to Establish a Roadmap for Responsible Exploration of Solar Geoengineering

According to researchers, it is probably not going to be enough for the Earth to escape catastrophic damage from climate change by just reducing the emissions of greenhouse gas.

9 Jan 2019

Superheated Steam from Novel Device Could be Used for Industrial Processes and to Produce Drinking Water

Engineers at MIT have developed a device that absorbs enough heat from the sun to boil water and generate “superheated” steam hotter than 100 °C, without the need for expensive optics.

12 Dec 2018

China Could Massively Increase Solar Power Generation by Fighting Smog

In Beijing, the air is so bad that a brown sheath made of exhaust gases from cars, coal fires, and industry covers the city, blowing significant amounts of dangerous particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and soot into the atmosphere.

7 Dec 2018

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Engineers at MIT have created a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, and to perform on-demand delivery of the energy back into an electric grid.

6 Dec 2018

New Sustainable Lamp Could Reduce Electronic Waste in the Solar Energy Industry

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have created a new portable light that has been made from ethically sourced electronic components and recycled plastics.

6 Dec 2018