A global assessment of bifacial testing methods conducted in Singapore has endorsed the approach taken by France’s Institut National de l'Énergie Solaire.From pv magazine France. How to measure power output from bifacial PV panels is a recurrent question for the solar industry. The Institut National de l’Énergie...
Read MoreEurope is crafting a €750 billion recovery package in response to the economic impact of coronavirus. It will devote more than €200 billion directly to low-carbon infrastructure projects. That could enable hundreds of billions more for renewables, efficiency, clean public transport, and hydrogen. Meanwhile, here in...
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Are the stars finally aligning for a hyperloop in Europe? The coronavirus outbreak may play a critical role in moving things forward, according to experts working on what's called the "fifth mode of transport." The momentum for low-carbon policies and investment is intensifying in Europe. At the...
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U.S. researchers have created a new model to assess the overlap between solar potential and underlying land use. The areas with the largest potential are the western United States, southern Africa, and the Middle East. The researchers concluded that croplands, grasslands, and wetlands are the...
Read MoreA newly launched three-year project, supported by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, will bring together diverse stakeholders to identify and develop solutions to solar and solar + storage code enforcement and permitting challenges. The project builds upon...
Read MoreThe U.S. solar market installed 3.6 GW of new solar PV capacity in Q1 2020, representing its largest first quarter ever in the United States. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2020 report, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and...
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