The best tilt angle to improve PV system performance on low-income housing
Researchers have demonstrated that the theoretical optimal tilt for rooftop solar energy production in low-cost buildings in Nigeria is approximately 5.67°. Their modeling suggests to adopt south-facing roofs for PV generation in the southern hemisphere.
GoodWe releases 112 kWh storage system for C&I solar
GoodWe has launched a 112 kWh battery energy storage system for commercial and industrial solar projects, featuring 96% round-trip efficiency and a 6,000-cycle lifespan. The system allows parallel connection for up to 450 kWh of total capacity.
New cooling gel could raise PV module efficiency by 12%
An international research team has developed a hydrogel composite that absorbs moisture in solar modules overnight and facilitates evaporative cooling throughout daylight hours. The system has undergone lab tests and outdoor experiments on two continents.
Solar electroluminescence image noise filtered by new deep learning method
University of New South Wales researchers have developed a simplified residual network-based architecture method to filter out noise from electroluminescence images of solar modules.
Mist system boosts efficiency of bifacial PV modules
Scientists have placed mist nozzles inside a bifacial PV module and measured it under an extremely hot climate. The module was found to generate up to 37% more electricity on sunny days and up to 46% more on cloudy days compared to standard monofacial panels.
Scientists build photovoltaic-thermal panel hosting four different cooling techs
Researchers from the Middle East have simulated a novel PV thermal module which includes a thermoelectric generator above the absorber layer, conical helical tape in the cooling tube and a ferrofluid. These technologies reportedly contributed to increased PV efficiency and thermal efficiency by 2.12% and 23.34%, respectively.
How to assess bifacial PV system performance on sloped terrains
Scientists have developed a precursor formulation for different PV simulation tools that can help calculate the expected performance of solar farms deployed on hilly slopes. Validation tests against an experimental setup showed an error of less than 3%.
Three-year field test shows TOPCon, HJT solar module reliability in desert areas
A three-year field experiment comparing the performance and reliability of passivated emitter and rear cell, tunnel oxide passivated contact, and silicon heterojunction solar modules in desert climates found that HJT modules exhibited the highest degradation, while TOPCon modules showed the lowest degradation.
Sofar releases two new C&I energy storage solutions
Chinese storage manufacturer Sofar has released a flexible energy storage system for small and medium-sized commercial and industrial users, as well as a storage cabinet for AC-coupled scenarios.
Quantum-based energy management method for PV-powered buildings
United States scientists have combined quantum computing with model predictive control to manage the energy of two solar-equipped university buildings in New York.
