URW to go solar to cut carbon at retail complexes by AFP Staff Writers Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Real estate operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) said Tuesday it will turn to solar panels to help reduce the carbon footprint of its retail complexes. The company unveiled plans to reach carbon neutrality in its direct […]
Cost effective perovskite cells with a structured anti-reflective layer by Staff Writers Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Perovskite-based solar cells, widely considered as successors to the currently dominant silicon cells, due to their simple and cost-effective production process combined with their excellent performance, are now the subject of in-depth research. A team […]
A group supported by more than 200 professors issued the 13th Annual Iowa Climate Statement on Tuesday. The panel addressed the impact of recent climate change and the growing importance of solar energy in Iowa. The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement puts the spotlight on solar energy. They say harnessing solar energy can boost the state’s […]
What are solar problems? What are common failures in solar panels? The most common long-term failures are: Hot spots due to manufacturing defects in the cell, hot cells caused by high current flow in the de-energized state, potential induced degradation (PID) caused by leakage current to ground, low cell conversion rate due to cracks in […]
Sunny Albania turns to solar power to fuel development By Briseida Mema and Camille Bouissou Karavasta, Albania (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Along southwestern Albania’s coastline, the sun shines bright — warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta power station that will be connected to the country’s energy grid in the coming […]
Highlights : For 2023 the report highlights that it’s shaping up to be the strongest year on record for utility-scale solar, as the first eight months. Berkeley Lab has released a report on “Utility-Scale Solar, 2023′ presenting an analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal […]
