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Customizable smart window technology could improve energy efficiency of buildings

July 14, 2020 sarah Jonas additive manufacturing, Buildings, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Energy Conversion, Energy Technology and Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar Power

Scientists combined solar cell technology with a novel optimization approach to develop a smart window prototype that maximizes design across a wide range of criteria.

Research Results

Newer Solar Power Equipment Ages Better Than Older Units

July 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Electricity, Energy, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, Solar energy, Solar Power

Utility-scale photovoltaics are the largest sector of the overall solar market within the U.S. and the fastest-growing form of renewable power generation, and this fleet of utility-scale photovoltaic projects is relatively young and hasn’t been operating long enough to establish a lengthy history of operational field service. In the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, researchers assess the performance of 411 utility-scale photovoltaic projects built within the U.S. from 2007 through 2016.

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Solar Power Plants Get Help from Satellites to Predict Cloud Cover

April 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Energy, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, NASA, Physics, Renewable Energy, Satellite, Solar Power, sunlight, University Of California San Diego, weather forecasting

Cloud cover is often characterized in simple terms, such as cloudy, partly cloudy or clear. This does not provide accurate information for estimating the amount of sunlight available for solar power plants. In this week’s Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a new method is reported for estimating cloud optical properties using data from recently launched satellites. This new technique is known as Spectral Cloud Optical Property Estimation, or SCOPE.

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Smaller scale solutions needed for rapid progress towards emissions targets

April 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Energy Systems Division (ES), Greenhouse Gases, Innovation, Nuclear Power, Solar Power

Low-carbon technologies that are smaller scale, more affordable, and can be mass deployed are more likely to enable a faster transition to net-zero emissions, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.

Research Results

Households in Switzerland could feasibly be energy self-sufficient by 2050

March 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Photovoltaics, Solar Power

First-of-its-kind study systematically investigates the technical and economic feasibility of photovoltaics-powered energy self-sufficient households in a temperate climate

Feature

Argonne researchers focus on grid cybersecurity to pave the way for a clean energy future

March 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Cyber Security Operations Research and Situational Awareness, cyberphysical systems, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity research, Energy and Global Security, Grid Modernization, Hydrogen, Modeling And Simulation, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Power, Strategic Cybersecurity Analysis and Research, Wind Power

Distributed energy resources use electronics to communicate with each other or with a control center. Yet this presents opportunities for cyber attacks that could become real threats to the electric power system. Argonne experts are developing ways to protect power systems from these threats before they can occur.

Announcement

Gift will fund solar panel, electrical research

February 6, 2020 sarah Jonas electric grid, Solar Panels, Solar Power

Thanks to a generous gift from utility company Evergy, students in the College of Engineering at Wichita State University can learn about and conduct research on solar power technology, as well as how to protect an electric grid from short circuiting.

Announcement

Lin Chen receives Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry

January 24, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Photon Source (APS), Awards And Recognition, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (CSE), fundamental interactions, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Solar Power

The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society announces that Lin X. Chen has received the 2020 Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry. The award recognizes Chen for “fundamental contributions to the elucidation of excited state structures, dynamics and energetics of light harvesting systems.