Secret Of Patagonia’s New See-Through Solar Windows Is Revealed
With Patagonia on board, NEXT Energy Technologies has a high-profile showcase for its new see-through solar windows.
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New Fraunhofer Solar Cell Stringer Uses Adhesives For 2% Boost
An R&D team at Fraunhofer ISE has unveiled a new solar cell stringing machine that can boost cell performance 2% by using electrically conductive adhesives to fix solar cells to a foil substrate in a shingled pattern. The process reduces the number of manufacturing steps that soldering a connective ribbon would require, and imparts more efficient cell performance in several incremental ways.
Sunfolding’s Pneumatic Solar Tracker Builds 60 Megawatt Pipeline
Maverick pneumatic solar tracker maker Sunfolding has amassed a pipeline of 60 megawatts for the first quarter of 2019, following its 2018 commercial rollout, says Matthew Schneider, the vice president of product at the San Francisco-based company. Sunfolding also is supplying its first delivery contract for a utility-scale photovoltaic array, a 39 MW project in California, using the company’s motor-less T29 single-axis design.
San Diego Has Vast Solar Parking Lot Potential
San Diego has an untapped 500 megawatt solar potential at commercial sites within the city, with parking lots representing three-quarters of the total, according to a new survey by the Clean Coalition.
Sunfolding’s Unique Solar Bellows Selected for CA Project
The ancient air bellows has been repurposed once again, to drive solar tracker arrays created by Sunfolding, of San Francisco, in a 39 megawatt installation at an undisclosed California location. The cost-saving design has attracted the attention of the ARPA-e program, DOE’s SunShot program, and several venture capitalists.
US Energy Dept. Trolls Trump With Yuuuuuge Solar Energy Announcement Promoting Obama’s SunShot Initiative
Millions of customers in hurricane-torn Florida are suffering through the aftermath of the devastating storm without power, and into this mess steps the US Department of Energy with the announcement of a solar energy initiative that seems to indicate light at the end of the grid reliability tunnel.
5 Impact Investing Ops For Savvy 9-To-5ers
As these 5 impact investing choices prove, savvy 9-to-5ers are reaping positive social and environmental impacts along with great financial returns.
Trump Admin. Outlines Global Solar Plan: 10 Terawatts By 2030
The Trump Administration talks up coal bigly but keeps on prepping for a solar powered future with a global goal of 10 terawatts by 2030.
Pssst…Wanna Get A Cheap Solar Energy Loan?
If the Energy Department goes down, it will go down swinging. The agency is facing the budget axe but it is still funding innovative solar energy projects.
Will US Solar Growth Continue To Shock, Explode, & Demolish Under Trump/Bannon/Pence?
Solar power growth was more dramatic than almost anyone expected during the Obama administration. That was largely due to global factors — incentives in other countries that ramped up demand in those countries, a subsequent burst in manufacturing capacity (especially in China), and the dramatic drop in solar panel costs that resulted (globally).
