Sandia National Laboratories conducted the first-ever blind comparison of seven commercial PV modeling software, revealing that differences in weather handling, system modeling, derates, and ...

Soiling-related losses are among the most serious threats to PV performance, according to Tomas Cebecauer and Vicente Lara-Fanego.

A research team led by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in Spain has created an open-access modeling tool for the design of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems. The cpvlib philosophy ...

The field of photovoltaic (PV) engineering is faced with emerging challenges as global installations expand rapidly, especially in regions characterized by ...

Maximising the performance of tracked bifacial PV requires optimisation of technical and financial factors. Image: Nextracker PV systems combining bifacial and tracker technologies deliver the ...

Researchers in Hong Kong Hong Kong fabricated a thermochromic bifacial photovoltaic glazing system prototype that passively regulates solar heat gain while harvesting energy from both sides.