• January 10. 2022

To achieve the outcomes of the Paris Agreement, India has committed to obtain 40% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. As the country’s installed renewable energy capacity surpassed the 40% mark in November 2021 itself. Solar is leading India's energy transition, contributing up to 100 GW. As of November 30, 2021, India ranked sixth globally in terms of installed solar capacit...

• January 13. 2022

The solar park is part of a 1 GW subsidy-free PV project portfolio expected to be completed in 2023. Project developer Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) plans to build a 500 MW photovoltaic facility on a former ranch in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon Region, and has begun construction of the first 50 MW unit. In a filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the c...

• January 20. 2022

Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia have defined a series of fire safety measures that solar installers should follow when deploying residential rooftop PV systems. "Incorrect installation practices have been identified as a common factor contributing to fire hazards in photovoltaics," said the study's corresponding author. "This human error can be due to unintentional behavior or deliberat...

• January 25. 2022

Canadian Premium Sand has revealed that it plans to build a solar glass factory in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. The company said Selkirk was identified as the preferred location after an extensive evaluation of possible locations in Canada and the United States. The small city reportedly provides Canadian Premium Sand's high-grade silica sand quarry near Seymourville, with ample supply of natural ga...

• February 10. 2022

Solar-powered wearable technology is through the integration of USB connections or other devices, which allows connecting from clothing to devices such as sources, phones and earbuds, which can be charged on the go. Just a few years ago, a group of Japanese researchers at the Riken Institute and Torah Industries described the development of a thin organic solar cell that would heat-imprint clothin...

• February 24. 2022

There are two main types of solar power systems: on-grid and off-grid or standalone. Both stand-alone and grid-connected systems use photovoltaic panels to convert sunlight into electricity. Although both systems generate electricity in the same way, they store it differently. Standalone systems will use batteries or energy storage systems to store energy. The battery may require a charge controll...

• February 28. 2022

One of the largest areas of innovation in solar energy involves solar mounting systems.Solar mounting systems are an important part of solar panels - they attach solar panels to the roof or the ground. Traditional ground mounted systems Ground-mounted solar systems basically all work the same way, with the system anchored to the ground and housing a large number of stacked panels. Two rails typica...

• March 03. 2022

The Tesla Solar Roof takes solar panels from a popular alternative energy provider and has them specially processed to make them an effective roofing material. Solar panel mounting systems are often referred to as photovoltaic (PV) systems. The technology utilizes sunlight instead of heat that comes into contact with the panel and converts it into direct current (DC). Tesla's Building Integrated P...

• March 14. 2022

There are no geographical restrictions on solar energy resources, which are widely distributed and inexhaustible. Therefore, compared with other new power generation technologies (wind power generation and biomass power generation, etc.), roof solar photovoltaic power generation is a renewable energy power generation technology with ideal characteristics of sustainable development. It mainly has t...