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Tesla’s solar trailer for range extension

Tesla has unveiled a fold-out solar trailer equipped with nine panels and a SpaceX Starlink satellite internet system.

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What is solar intelligence?

Just as navigation continues to evolve from paper maps to MapQuest, and on to mobile mapping like Google Maps, solar data has the opportunity to iteratively improve and become more insightful and user-friendly.
In this pv magazine Webinar, we will cover how solar industry members can benefit from the use of data in their businesses and introduce the concept of solar intelligence.

Water-based zinc-ion battery for stationary energy storage

Salient Energy developed the water-based zinc-ion battery to have the same power, performance, and footprint as lithium-ion systems without the safety risk.

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Thin film solar may have carbon intensity advantage over silicon

Thin-film cadmium telluride panels may have a $0.02 to $0.04 per watt carbon cost advantage over traditional polysilicon, said the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in an analysis of embodied carbon, embodied energy, and energy payback.

Powering EV charging stations with agrivoltaics

US researchers find that placing agrivoltaic installations along highways to power EV charging stations can reduce both carbon emissions and range anxiety.

Energy output is over 100 times the input needed to manufacture solar panels

According to a third-party study, the projected output over the 40-year warranty period of Maxeon solar panels exceeds the energy demand of manufacturing them by over 100-fold. Plus, more details from the Maxeon 2021 sustainability report.

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Reports reveal which manufacturer is believed to have product seized under UFLPA

Reports claim that the shipment, seized until the vendor provides documentation showing the source of the quartzite, contains JinkoSolar product. pv magazine USA has reached out to Jinko for comment.

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ROTH: US Customs detained solar module shipments under law on forced labor

US Customs and Border Patrol has detained a large shipment of quartzite, a raw material for making polysilicon, from an unnamed Tier 1 solar module supplier.

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Hybridizing floating solar with hydropower

Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have said that the combination of floating solar with hydropower could reduce PV curtailment.

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California ruling simplifies grid-connection process for distributed solar, storage

The California Public Utilities Commission has introduced a new rule to streamline the interconnection process for distributed energy resources.

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