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2023-07-19Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
Crystalline silicon solar cells are like a power gemThe crystalline silicon solar cell is not a new type of solar cell, in fact, it is one of the most widely used solar cells. Think of it as a classic -
2023-07-17A Primer on the Solar Photovoltaic Cell
How a Solar Cell WorksSolar cells contain a material that conducts electricity only when energy is provided—by sunlight, in this case. This material is called a semiconductor; the “semi” means its ele -
2023-07-13Solar Photovoltaic System Design Basics
Solar photovoltaic modules are where the electricity gets generated, but are only one of the many parts in a complete photovoltaic (PV) system. In order for the generated electricity to be useful in a -
2023-07-10Solar Soft Costs Basics
What are solar energy soft costs and why do they matter? Soft costs are the non-hardware costs associated with going solar. These costs include permitting, financing, and installing solar, as well as -
2023-07-12Power Tower System Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Basics
In power tower concentrating solar power systems, a large number of flat, sun-tracking mirrors, known as heliostats, focus sunlight onto a receiver at the top of a tall tower. A heat-transfer fluid he -
2023-07-11Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million to Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Support Silicon Component Manufacturing and Develop Agrivoltaics and Photovoltaics Technology -
2023-07-05Success Story—A Clearer Picture of U.S. Solar Power Performance
Over the last three years, 2,200 solar sites, about 10% of all non-residential photovoltaic (PV) systems, have had their performance recorded and logged every 15 minutes. What can we learn from that i -
2023-06-28Solar Performance and Efficiency
The conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic (PV) cell, or solar cell, is the percentage of the solar energy shining on a PV device that is converted into usable electricity. Improving this conversion -
2023-06-14International Energy Agency: Global solar power installation will reach 310GW in 2024
Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new market report on the renewable energy market outlook for 2023 and 2024.The report says that by 2023, global installed renewable energy ca -
2023-06-21How Does Solar Work? - Solar Radiation Basics
Solar radiation, often called the solar resource or just sunlight, is a general term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. Solar radiation can be captured and turned into useful forms