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Solar R&D is focused on improving efficiency, reducing production costs, and extending system longevity. Key areas include tandem and perovskite cell development, advanced materials for encapsulation and contacts, and new concepts in system integration.
Simulation tools, AI-driven design, and accelerated testing methods are expanding research capabilities. Sustainability and circularity targets are increasingly embedded in innovation strategies.
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Great Power successfully completes full-scale fire test
Great Power has completed a full-scale fire test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, with no fire propagation to adjacent containers, no structural collapse, and no thermal runaway observed in any adjacent module.
New optimization method improves heat pump sizing by accounting for part-load efficiency
Austrian researchers have developed an optimization framework that accounts for part-load efficiency when sizing and operating heat pumps, enabling more realistic system planning. A case study in Innsbruck found the approach could cut electricity consumption by 4.5% and annual costs by 2.9%, while relaxed formulations significantly reduced computation times.
Satellite tech sharpens fire and grazing management at Australian solar farm
Researchers from the CSIRO and Macquarie University are utilizing satellite-based remote sensing and AI to balance fire risk and insurance demands with livestock grazing at one of the largest operating solar farms in Australia.
Optimized semi-transparent PV greenhouse design increases energy output by 20.1%
An international research team has developed an optimized semi-transparent PV greenhouse design that increases solar electricity generation by strategically allocating PV surfaces to south-facing roofs and walls. Using an improved optimization algorithm, the design increased annual energy output by 20.1% and outperformed conventional greenhouse geometries by up to 56.86%.
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Incremental innovations at Clean Energy Expo
The Clean Energy Expo opened its doors on Tuesday in Singapore. Two major sessions – solar power commercialization and solar power technology – were the highlights of the day, with a range of prominent speakers who were well versed in the subject, attending.
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Study: PV expansion wont affect Germanys power grids
A new study has concluded that Germanys power grids are well prepared to handle the future expansion of photovoltaics (PV) generation to the planned 52 gigawatts by 2020, the level stipulated by the countrys government in its National Action Plan for Renewable Energy.
Report: PV poised to become mainstream source of energy in Sunbelt countries
According to a new report, Sunbelt countries – those located within +/- 35° latitude around the equator – constitute an immense opportunity for photovoltaics (PV) to become mainstream by 2020; by 2030 they could develop into a major electricity source.
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