So far, acreage was designated for either photovoltaics or photosynthesis, i.e. either to generate electricity or grow crops. Agrophotovoltaics (APV) denotes approaches to use agricultural areas simultaneously to produce food and to generate PV electricity. In this way, APV increases land-use efficiency and enables PV capacity to be expanded while still retaining fertile areas [...]
Module-level monitoring is a contemporary and important tool for Solar PV System owners and O&M companies to improve financial performance and reduce risk in owning and operating a large-scale solar system. The accuracy and insight from this new advancement, coupled with intelligent cloud-based analysis and diagnostics, bring many opportunities to detect hidden problems, improve [...]
The US could reach 90% clean electricity supply within 15 years with reduced wholesale energy prices up to 10% if effectively planned and implemented. A combination of strong government policies and increasingly cheap solar, wind and battery storage technologies could feasibly deliver this unthinkable target. Also, without robust policy reforms, most of the potential [...]
Oil and gas are often painted as the dirtiest sector within the energy industry, but major companies have begun to invest in renewable technologies to clean up the economy. Despite the growth in renewables, big oil companies only spent 1% of their combined budget on green energy schemes in 2018. In an analysis conducted [...]
In 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The electric grid in Puerto Rico was severely damaged and reports indicated that the majority of transmission lines were destroyed, leaving millions of people without power for months. More frequently, aid is being facilitated to administer these disaster-stricken areas and some report [...]
You might have thought that the solar industry would hibernate when Covid-19 pandemic began until life returned to its pre-virus normalcy. With the desire to save money and minimize interactions with others, it makes sense that this was predicted once most Americans were ordered to stay at home. However, if you see the past [...]
One of the most important tasks when installing a PV system is wire management. This task is sometimes overlooked by installers or not given enough attention. Proper wire management minimizes maintenance, optimizes safety, and enables longer-lasting systems. Installers that take their wire management seriously will have longer lasting systems that require less maintenance over [...]
For the first time in almost four years, the United States has surpassed in “E&Y’s Global Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index” as the most attractive country for renewables investment. In an annual ranking of the top 40 renewable energy markets worldwide, the United States was ranked first since 2016, followed by China. EY expects the [...]
When it comes to batteries, graphene’s capabilities can be used in several ways. Graphene is a material that has been touted for many applications, both low-tech and high-tech. Graphene can improve the surface area and electronic conductivity of the lithium-ion battery anode and cathode, thus started to gain a lot of attention and commercial [...]
Technology, such as wind and solar, cannot stand much of a chance if there is not a way to store energy when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine. Such challenges require a storage solution such as lithium-ion batteries. They enable renewable energy generation to be stored until needed. Because of this, [...]
