solar energy engineering Articles
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International Scholarships for Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at University of New South Wales
This project aims to bring international research and undergraduate students from Partner countries to Australia’s University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) premier photovoltaic research group by providing tuition scholarships. Additionally, this project will assist in enhancing the photovoltaics knowledge and teaching resource base in Partner countries, and improve the quantity and quality of ...
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Solar Microgrids and How They Help Our Communities
Solar energy is a great way for both homeowners and eco-friendly businesses to increase their energy independence. But most solar arrays remain connected to the grid, which means they lose some of their convenience when the grid loses power. This is because solar panels wired through the grid don’t really “store” energy. They work in tandem with the power grid to supply ...
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Solar-powered Stirling engines: a low-cost possibility for village power, pumping and cooling
Stirling engines are heat engines that operate on a closed thermodynamic regenerative cycle and are used as power systems, refrigerators or heat pumps. Recent developments in Stirling technology allow the use of low temperature heat sources including flat plate solar collectors. New concepts for low-cost, low ΔT Stirling engines that may be made by village craftsmen using locally available ...
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Gatorade Distribution Facility Tolleson, Arizona
"The Gatorade solar installation produced 108% of the expected energy during the 30-day incentive performance verification test, the highest to date.” Chico Hunter, Sr. Engineer, SRP EarthWise Solar Energy Program Unique Feature: The system has generated more energy than anticipated- at 108% capacity, according to officials from the Salt River Project (SPR), the Phoenix based utility ...
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Albedo measurement for bifacial PV modules
Over the last year Kipp & Zonen has received a lot of questions about albedometers from customers working in the Solar Energy market. These came from engineers and researchers working with bifacial PV modules. Bifacial simply means that the back of the PV module has a glass panel, instead of an opaque metallized backing, and can collect light and generate electricity from both sides. This ...
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Can the Solar Hourglass serve as a CSP landmark?
A CSP project proposal has won first place in the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) competition, but can the design make it beyond paper? By Heba Hashem October was an eventful month for Santiago Muros Cortés. The Argentina-based architect impressed the jury in Copenhagen with his plan for a Solar Hourglass that would use a solar beam instead of sand as a trickling material. The ...
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