NREL-Led Consortium Studies Why Solar Modules Fail in the Field and How To Extend Their Life What makes for a good solar module? A few things are obvious: high energy yield, low cost, and reliable in the field. Reliability plays a huge role in the lifetime costs and performance of … [continued]
NREL Embarks on Two-Year, SETO-Funded Computational Modeling Project High wind loads increase structural design costs of concentrating solar power (CSP) collector structures, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. In a new two-year project, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work with the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency … [continued]
Researchers Seek To Lower Cost of Heliostats 50% and Jump-Start Manufacturing in the United States
New Research Finds Referrals Are Pivotal to Solar Adoption in Underserved California Communities, Opening the Door to Equity in the Energy Transition
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have successfully prevented lead from escaping damaged perovskite solar cells. The research effort is their latest work in addressing concerns about potential lead toxicity. The light-absorbing layer in perovskite solar cells contains a small amount of lead. … [continued]
2025 Milestone Will Play a Key Role in Achieving Justice40 Goals and Create $1 Billion in Energy Savings
After Successful SolarAPP+ Challenge, DOE Surpasses Initial Goal and Sets Ambitious New Target for Communities to Increase Solar Access in Less Than Six Months
New Consortium Will Sync-up Research Activities Across 40+ Industry, University, and Utility Partners, Setting New Guidance for Secure and Reliable Inverter Operations
New Capabilities Demonstrate How Renewables Can Stabilize and Support the Power Grid Maui is not waiting until 2045 to meet Hawaii’s clean energy mandates: The island is likely to become the first interconnected electric transmission system anywhere to operate with 100% wind and solar PV power on an instantaneous basis. … [continued]
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office is funding the American-Made Challenges: Perovskite Startup Prize, a two-stage, $3 million prize competition designed to accelerate the development and manufacturing of perovskite solar cells by moving world-class research out of the lab and into new U.S. companies. Competitors who advance from the … [continued]
