Tag: News
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Update on the commercial prospects of perovskite solar cells
In our worst Seinfeld impersonation voice we ask, “what’s the deal with perovskite solar cells?” The National Renewable Energy Labratory (NREL) answers us by noting that a strategy for producing stable and commercially available perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been proposed by Kai Zhu and Keith Emery in collaboration with Nam-Gyu Park (Korea), MichaelRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Trina announces new world record for its high-efficiency mc-Si module
Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China (SKL PVST) has set a new world record of 19.86 percent aperture efficiency for its high-efficiency “Honey Plus” multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar module, which contains 120 pieces of P-type mc-Si solar cells (156 x 78 mm2).Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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How are solar trackers holding up in hurricane season? NEXTracker sends an update
Hurricane season is never a fun time for those in the danger zones, but this year has been especially dangerous. And where there is extreme weather, there are challenges posed to solar systems. The highest quality mounting systems are tested to overcome these extreme conditions. Here is one feature from our archivesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vivint Solar to execute new strategy with this new leadership team
Looking ahead to an evolving solar industry world in 2017, Vivint Solar, a leading full-service residential solar provider, says it is shifting its strategy, and it is doing so through a new leadership team, much of which is homegrown: Chance Allred was named chief sales officer, Paul Dickson was named chiefRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA’s selects Alencon Systems for its O&M Working Group
Alencon Systems LLC been selected to join the recently formed Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Working Group. Alencon’s DC-DC optimizers and monitoring software are aimed at improving existing PV plant performance ratios — the ratio of the electricity generated to the electricity that would have been generated if theRead More — Solar Builder magazine