Peachtree Corners Smart City and The Ray Install USA’s First Road Surface Solar Panels on Autonomous Vehicle Lane Updated On Sat, Dec 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity – today unveiled the city’s new solar roadway system which produces energy for a solar-powered EV charging station located at city hall. The installation also marked the first road surface-powered solar panels to be activated in a United States city. […] Read more
Scientists in Korea Develop Novel Eco-friendly Buffer for Solar Panels Updated On Thu, Nov 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy A team of scientists has developed a new eco-friendly alternative, the ZTO buffer, which can overcome the use of toxic materials as buffers in solar panels Solar power is an eco-friendly alternative to conventional, non-renewable sources of energy. However, current solar panels require the use of toxic materials as buffers, which is not sustainable. To […] Read more
Recycling, The Coming Challenge For Solar Panels Updated On Tue, Sep 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy With Global Solar Capacity crossing 600 GW this year, the industry can no longer afford to ignore the issue of recycling faulty or retiring solar panels. The 600 GW milestone for solar might have passed by unannounced this year, but it is a huge milestone, and 2020 might still end with close to 650 GW […] Read more
NREL Research Points to Strategies for Recycling of Solar Panels Updated On Tue, Jul 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers at NREL have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar PV panels. PV modules have a 30-year lifespan. There is currently no plan for how to manage this at end of their lifespan. The volume of modules no longer needed could total 80 million metric tons […] Read more
Skilancer Solar Launches Waterless Robots for Rooftop Solar Panels Updated On Tue, Jul 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Skilancer Solar has launched its autonomous waterless robot for the cleaning of small-scale solar power plants installed on residential rooftops. Cleantech startup Skilancer Solar has announced the launch of its autonomous waterless robot for the cleaning of small-scale solar power plants installed on residential rooftops. This product will be an addition to the firms’ portfolio […] Read more
REC Group wins prestigious Intersolar Award 2020 for its Alpha solar panels Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Norway headquartered REC Group, which has its operational headquarters in Singapore, has announced that its flagship REC Alpha solar panel has won the prestigious Intersolar Award 2020 in the “Photovoltaics” category. For the REC Group, this is the second win at Intersolar for the global module maker, after the REC TwinPeak Series won in 2015. […] Read more
Panasonic Extends Warranty on Solar Panels to Cover Labour on All Components Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Panasonic has expanded its 25-year warranty on solar panels to include labour on all components of the residential solar system, including monitoring and interconnection hardware and racking system. The announcement builds on its recent warranty expansion to cover labour on Enphase microinverters included in Panasonic AC modules. Earlier, only labour for solar panels was covered […] Read more
Jolywood to Supply Solar Panels for Largest Bifacial Plant in Middle East Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Jolywood has been named the exclusive bifacial module supplier for the world’s largest single-unit N-type solar power station in Oman, Middle East. Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt Co has announced that it has been named the exclusive bifacial module supplier for the world’s largest single-unit N-type solar power station in Oman, Middle East. The firm has delivered 105 MWac of solar […] Read more
Chemist Develops way to Produce new Materials for Solar Panels Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy A chemist from RUDN University has synthesised new types of optically active materials with the structure of the mineral perovskite used in solar panels A chemist from RUDN University has synthesised new types of optically active materials with the structure of the mineral perovskite. Proposing an environmentally friendly, fast and easily reproducible mechanochemical method, which […] Read more
