L R AS Published on Monday 1 May 2023 - n° 443 - Categories:panels
Other mechanisation system
US-based Built Robotics claims that its RPD 35 autonomous robotic pile-driving system is three to five times faster than manual pile-driving rigs. This fully autonomous pile-driving robot integrates data
L R AS Published on Monday 24 April 2023 - n° 442 - Categories:panels
Ultra-light PV panels
Created in September 2022, Heliup, a Savoy-based company, has designed ultra-light photovoltaic panels that are easy to install. They are designed to
AS Published on Sunday 23 April 2023 - n° 442 - Categories:panels
Signs on garden fences
The German company Green Akku offers vertical installation of panels on garden fences. The company supplies a complete package with selected solar panels,
AS Published on Sunday 23 April 2023 - n° 442 - Categories:panels
New technique for cleaning panels!
Jordanians have developed a technique for cleaning solar panels that uses electricity
AS Published on Monday 3 April 2023 - n° 439 - Categories:European countries, panels
30% more energy in winter with vertically installed panels in Norway
Installing panels vertically increases energy production compared to rooftop panels during snowy winters in Norway
AS Published on Saturday 25 March 2023 - n° 438 - Categories:panels
What do panel buyers pay attention to?
At a TÜV Rheinland symposium, panel buyers indicated what guides their selection decision.
Panel quality and return on investment
AS Published on Monday 20 March 2023 - n° 437 - Categories:panels
Why do the advertised performances of panels or systems not correspond to reality?
Several different companies have drawn attention to the gap between the performance advertised by panel manufacturers or PV system installers, and the actual achievements. The American KWH Analytics is one of them
AS Published on Saturday 11 March 2023 - n° 436 - Categories:panels, heat pump
What is the return on PV + heat pumps in Europe excluding purchase costs?
High gas and electricity prices over the past year have led to record growth in solar photovoltaics and heat pumps in Europe.
According to the SolarPower Europe association, households in European countries could save
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 February 2023 - n° 433 - Categories:panels
A reflective membrane to enhance the back of a panel
Germany's Solmax has developed a reflective membrane that could increase the efficiency of a bifacial plant by 5% to 20% depending on its configuration and reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) by 2% to 5%.
AS Published on Monday 30 January 2023 - n° 432 - Categories:brochures, panels
The G12 format is gradually becoming the norm for booklets
The industry trend is to increasingly offer panels using the 210mm cell format (G12) which creates panels of over 600W which are growing explosively and becoming the global standard.
AS Published on Sunday 29 January 2023 - n° 432 - Categories:panels
Install panels vertically.
There are many ways to install agrivoltaic panels. One of the most common methods is to elevate the panel to leave space underneath, so that farm equipment or livestock can move freely underneath. Another trend is to orient the PV panels vertically, leaving large clear spaces between the rows of panels.
AS Published on Sunday 29 January 2023 - n° 432 - Categories:R&D , panels
Paraffin wax to reduce panel temperature
Egyptian researchers have used paraffin wax as a phase change material (PCM) to reduce the operating temperature of photovoltaic panels. They found that this material improves the efficiency
AS Published on Sunday 29 January 2023 - n° 432 - Categories:panels
Perovskite solar panels for residential roofs?
According to researchers, lightweight, high-performance perovskite solar panels could soon become competitive with crystalline PV panels in the residential segment, because these products
AS Published on Sunday 29 January 2023 - n° 432 - Categories:R&D , panels
Crystalline titanium oxide to remove dirt from panels
The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) in Germany has used crystalline titanium oxide on ultra-thin glass in a roll-to-roll process. Titanium dioxide is a material that is hydrophobic
AS Published on Sunday 22 January 2023 - n° 431 - Categories:R&D , panels
A PV panel with half the carbon footprint of a Chinese product
The French research institute CEA-INES has produced a 566 W heterojunction photovoltaic (HJT) panel using Norwegian silicon wafers based on German silicon and solar cells manufactured in France. The prototype