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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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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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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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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
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Using texturized glass in building-integrated photovoltaics Researchers from Poland have assessed how texturized glass used as the front cover of building-integrated photovoltaic panels affects performance. They have found power yield could be up to 5% lower compared to modules based on conventional glass, with reflection parameters being up to 88% in visible region.
Lior Kahana
Oct 21, 2024
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Solis introduces low-voltage hybrid inverters The Chinese manufacturer said that its new series includes inverters with up to 15 kW of AC output. It supports a maximum input current of 20A.
Lior Kahana
Oct 21, 2024
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Powering restaurants with rooftop PV, reversible fuel cells Researchers have simulated the operation of bifacial PV and proton exchange membrane reversible fuel cells across restaurants in five different US states. Taking into account varying rates of bifacial PV’s rearside gains, they found that LCOE was as low as $0.029 per kWh.
Lior Kahana
Oct 18, 2024
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