Category: Solar Sales and Services

Image via Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy. Solar energy offers an array of benefits, including significant financial savings and environmental advantages. With summer upon us, it’s a great opportunity to discuss the impact and benefits of solar power. Benefits of Solar Energy Financial Savings: Property owners can claim at least 30 percent of the cost of their solar system on their federal income taxes — including non-taxable entities. This benefit is thanks to the Investment Tax Credit and can make solar installations significantly more affordable. Pennsylvania utilities such as PECO offer…

Global investment in clean energy technologies is expected to reach $2,000 billion by the end of 2024. Among these investments, over $500 billion will be devoted to photovoltaics (PV), making solar the most financed power generation technology for the second year running, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Investments 2024 report. By 2023, renewable generation capacity had increased by almost 50% to over 500 GW, marking 22 years of continuous growth. Most of this increase – over three-quarters – comes from solar power. Lower costs and greater…

This is because solar power benefits from a powerful positive feedback loop. As solar panel deployment increases, economies of scale kick in, driving down manufacturing costs. These lower prices make solar energy more accessible and attractive, boosting demand. Increased demand fuels more investment and innovation, making solar technology even more efficient and affordable. This self-reinforcing cycle propels the exponential growth of solar power. Given solar power made up less than 6 per cent of global electricity generated last year, the greatest growth is still to come. Solar power is expected…

Developed by researchers in China, the inverted perovskite device purportedly achieves the smallest nonradiative recombination-induced open-circuit voltage loss reported to date. It uses a synergistic bimolecular interlayer to functionalize the perovskite interface. July 9, 2024 Emiliano Bellini A group of scientists led by the Fudan University in China has developed an inverted perovskite solar cell that utilizes a synergistic bimolecular interlayer (SBI) and reportedly achieves the smallest nonradiative recombination induced open-circuit voltage loss reported to date Inverted perovskite cells have a device structure known as “p-i-n”, in which hole-selective contact…

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) will look to develop a redesigned PV panel that allows for easier recycling, having secured AUD 5 million ($3.4 million) in federal government funding to help transform Australia’s solar panel recycling industry. July 9, 2024 David Carroll From pv magazine Australia A team of researchers from UNSW that has developed a method for recycling end-of-life solar panels that they say allows them to separate 99% of PV cell component materials has secured AUD 5 million to establish a new solar panel…

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He estimated that a kilogram of primary titanium metal is about 20 times more expensive than an equivalent-quality steel, because it requires so much more energy to produce — though Fang and other scientists are working to invent less energy-intensive methods. Titanium occurs in the earth’s crust mainly in the form of ilmenite, a heavy, opaque mineral that’s primarily mined in China, Mozambique, South Africa, and Canada. As a chemical element, titanium rapidly reacts with oxygen in the air, which creates the compound titanium dioxide. To separate the oxygen, companies use what’s known…

For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to conserve. Creating shade is one way to combat the problem. By using solar panels, farmers can simultaneously protect their plants, save water and lower their energy bills – and some are doing just that with help from federal programs designed to encourage this sustainable method of growing. Photovoltaic panels are placed above the crops, harnessing the sun’s energy…

Solar shingles can bring together great aesthetics and practical function — all on your rooftop.  They are sun-catching tiles that look a lot like typical roof coverings, providing solar energy without the obvious bulky panel systems attached to the top of homes, according to descriptions from Men’s Journal and Forbes.  It’s a great time to consider diversifying household energy plans, as the cost of the tech is dropping, and there are tax breaks available to help you reduce up to 8,500 pounds of planet-warming air pollution a year.  Forbes reports…

Solar shingles can bring together great aesthetics and practical function — all on your rooftop. They are sun-catching tiles that look a lot like typical roof coverings, providing solar energy without the obvious bulky panel systems attached to the top of homes, according to descriptions from Men’s Journal and Forbes. It’s a great time to consider diversifying household energy plans, as the cost of the tech is dropping, and there are tax breaks available to help you reduce up to 8,500 pounds of planet-warming air pollution a year. Forbes reports…