The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $20 million in funding for nine projects to advance early-stage solar power electronics technologies. These innovations are critical to address solar photovoltaic (PV) reliability challenges, as well as to drive down the cost of installing and maintaining a PV solar system. These innovations will help achieve DOE’s goal to cut…
Last year was the first time solar jobs decreased since The Solar Foundation’s first Solar Jobs Census in 2010, but some companies are doing their part to make sure the people-power matches the solar power in this industry. Here are some standout solar companies making a difference. Cypress Creek Renewables Cypress Creek has donated money…
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By Paul Grana, co-founder of Folsom Labs We previously showed that over-power clipping losses are not nearly as high as people typically think. A commercial system in Atlanta with a DC/AC ratio of 1.3 would have just 0.5% of over-power clipping loss. However, that analysis just looked at one location. We find that the results will change…
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