Solar panels aren’t just for rooftops anymore – some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their monotonous black color could leave onlookers underwhelmed. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created solar panels that take on colorful hues while producing […]
An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has, for the first time, observed the build-up of a physical phenomenon that plays a role in the conversion of sunlight into electrical energy in 2D materials. The scientists succeeded in making quasiparticles – known as dark Moire interlayer excitons – visible and explaining […]
Porsche today announces a new partnership with Cherry Street Energy to build a solar panel microgrid at One Porsche Drive in Atlanta. One Porsche Drive is home to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. Porsche expects the energy from the solar panels to provide “a significant part of the annual electricity […]
Renewable IPP’s 1.2 megawatt solar farm in Willow. The company has started construction of an 8.5 megawatt project in Houston. Photographed on Friday 15 November 2019. (Loren Holmes / ADN) What will be the largest solar panel farm in Alaska has broken ground on land in Houston, with plans to power 1,400 homes when the […]
What is PV voltage? PV voltage, or photovoltaic voltage, is the energy produced by a single PV cell. Each PV cell creates an open circuit voltage, typically called VOC. Under standard test conditions, a PV cell will produce about 0.5 or 0.6 volts, no matter how big or small the cell actually is. What is […]
To many people in New Jersey, TREC and SuSi might sound like characters from a sci-fi movie or a weird comedy group. But for members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, it’s all real and can mean the difference between going to work or collecting unemployment. Increasingly, the skilled electricians in our organization are […]
