A pile-based offshore solar power station, at 1.3GW the largest of its kind under construction. Image: JinkoSolar. PV technology providers are developing new hardware solutions specifically for ...

Researchers have simulated 160 cases of PV rooftop installation in southern and northern Italy. Among changing parameters were size and type of the panels, as well as their roof cover rate. The ...

Up to one-fifth of solar PV modules degrade 1.5 times faster than average, according to new research from the University of ...

Sandia National Labs researchers have created a new dataset on the rates and types of rooftop PV connector failures. Their analysis has shown that tight wire bending radius, extra dirty connectors, ...

From assessing whether your home is a good candidate for solar energy to figuring out how solar panel tax credits work, a lot goes into setting up a solar power system for a home. However, one of the ...

What is the PV-Pushback-Effect? How can solar day lamps (SDLs) take advantage of this effect? Solar day lamps (SDLs) are made by simply connecting an LED array to a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel. SDLs ...

The simplicity of solar panels on rooftops appears to be deceiving. Once installed, they simply produce electricity while ...