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Applications & Installations
Test bench for aboveground compressed air energy storage systems Researchers in Canada have created an experimental workbench for aboveground compressed air energy storage. Experimental data calibration reportedly ensured model accuracy with a mean absolute percentage error below 4.0%.
Lior Kahana
Oct 28, 2024
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Research & Development
Egyptian scientists build PV-powered mini fridge with thermoelectric cooling Egyptian researchers have developed a mini refrigerator powered by one to four thermoelectric units at varying voltages. They simulated and tested the system under different conditions, achieving a maximum coefficient of performance (COP) of 77.3%.
Lior Kahana
Oct 26, 2024
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Markets & Policy
Scientists assess heat dissipation factors in fixed, single-axis PV modules Scientists have measured two fixed panels and two single-axis modules for months to determine their site-specific heat dissipation factors. These local results indicate a 3.3% enhancement in energy production compared to the default factors used in PVSyst.
Lior Kahana
Oct 25, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Trina Solar supplies more than 1 GW of panels for project in China Trina Solar says it has supplied more than 1 GW of Vertex N 720W series panels for the Jinsha River project in China, with installation expected by year-end. The project aims to generate about 5.1 TWh of power per year.
Lior Kahana
Oct 25, 2024
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Scientists unveil results of full-year analysis on building-integrated photovoltaics Scientists from Denmark have examined three façades installed on a mobile office container to conduct building-integrated PV experiments.
Lior Kahana
Oct 25, 2024
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New model to assess performance of building-integrated photovoltaics based on PCM Researchers in China have analyzed the effect of phase change material on BIPV, and created an artificial neural network to forecast its effect on system temperature. The proposed approach reportedly achieved superior predictive performance compared to earlier methods.
Lior Kahana
Oct 24, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Multiple designs of photovoltaic-thermal collectors Scientists have modeled eight different kinds of PVT systems, some with a glass covers and some without. They found the worst efficiency was achieved in uncovered systems with parallel round tubes.
Lior Kahana
Oct 24, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Kaco launches new hybrid inverters for residential applications The German manufacturer unveiled a new line of hybrid inverters for applications ranging from residential rooftop arrays to projects on small commercial buildings. They have outputs between 6 kW and 12 kW, a maximum efficiency of 98.19%, and a maximum European efficiency of 96.55%.
Lior Kahana
Oct 23, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Survey shows best fast MPPT techniques for PV A group of scientists conducted a literature review of almost a hundred fast maximum power point tracking algorithms. They extracted ten representative algorithms and showed which of them works best under different scenarios.
Lior Kahana
Oct 23, 2024