Here’s a video on the ”Sol-Bot” — a robot that automatically and continuously adjusts the azimuth and the altitude of the individual solar panels in an array. This is certainly thinking outside the box, but if it’s a cost-effective solution, …
Category: Photovoltaics
From Guest Blogger Mathias: New Report Suggests Solar Will Grow 50% in the Next 3 Years
The new study published by Infiniti Research this month has found that the worldwide solar panel market likely will grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 15.3 percent from 2011 to 2015. In other words, the study suggests …
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Solar Photovoltaics in Textiles
Here’s the latest in a series of updates I just received from a colleague in Philadelphia, outling the progress that is being made in creating fabrics that contain solar photovoltaics. One day you’ll be able to charge your cell phone …
Solar Photovoltaics On Wheels In Haiti
Here’s another example of a portable solar photovoltaic solution, currently being deployed in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. There is no doubt in my mind that disaster relief is a great target segment for such a solution. The incidence of disasters is up-trending …
From Guest Blogger Mathias: New Solar Module Testing Facility Opens in New Mexico
As an extension to Faunhofer’s Center of Sustainable Development (CSE) already well established Albuquerque solar research annex, a new outdoor test field, OTF-1, will be opened to assess field performance and durability of new solar modules. This will enable solar …
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Portable Solar Energy Generation
I serve as a “mentor” to the presenters at the Clean Business Investment Summit. First up this morning was a portable solar PV/battery product, a concept that has merit in certain specific market segments. Principally I think of disaster relief, …
Development of Energy Generating Textiles & Fabrics – By Hugh Carter Donahue & Christopher Pastore
Dr. Hugh Donahue reached out to me late last week and discussed the projects he has under way re: generating small amounts of electricity in wearable fabrics. The projects invoke photovoltaics in the form of thread, and also piezoelectricity, i.e., …
Electric Transportation and Solar Energy
A reader asked that I comment on this fairly euphoric piece, suggesting that the world economy can and will be revived with the aggressive adoption of electric transportation and photovoltaics. Here are a few bits and pieces of my reaction. …
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From Guest Blogger Maria Kruk: Ukrainian Breakthrough on Solar Energy Market
Ukraine is intended to become a new leader in solar energy production in Europe! Modern energy trends and statistics feature a rapid growth of solar power generation, which is associated with favorable natural conditions. According to experts’ opinion, Ukraine can …
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2GreenEnergy at Intersolar 2012
I may have mentioned that, when it comes to travel, I’m almost always able to combine business with pleasure. This Monday morning I’m taking off with my wife and 16-year-old daughter to visit a few colleges between here (near Santa …
