When considering whether to install a solar system on your home or business, you might be surprised to learn there are even more advantages than you previously thought. While solar power provides a clean, renewable source of energy and offers substantial financial savings over the life of the solar system, you may also be able …
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Testing bifacial solar PV modules: Outperforming energy output expectations
Once you’ve decided to install a solar PV array, you want to obtain the fastest possible return on investment (ROI). There are many options that will impact how quickly you recoup your investment, including the location of the installation, its layout and the smart solar features incorporated. One aspect of this equation that plays a very important role …
Options to increase energy density for solar PV arrays
Finding new ways to boost the energy density of a solar PV array remains a top priority for engineers and manufacturers. Without constant technological upgrades, conventional solar panels hit an efficiency ceiling, limiting the total amount of power produced. Energy density is the key to increasing power, so researchers have been heightening the efficiency of solar …
How solar-powered microgrids help communities around the world
Distributed energy resources, such as solar photovoltaic systems, are a novel means to provide usable electricity to areas currently underserved by utility companies. In addition, distributed energy resources also offer a clean alternative to the traditional, carbon-intensive national grid that currently delivers electricity to much of the country. These small-scale grids act as ideal backups for …
Boosting returns on your solar PV system
Installing a solar PV system is a long-term investment that generates benefits over the life of the panels. To get the fastest return on investment, it helps to take a few proactive measures. One of the best things about solar panels is that they save you money on energy bills over time. However, you can …
Harnessing residential and commercial enthusiasm for solar energy
In one hour, the sun delivers more energy to the earth than humans consume in an entire year. Indeed, one group of researchers once discovered that over a 90-minute period in 2006, the sun’s output easily outpaced total worldwide consumption for 2001. With such a surplus of power available, capturing at least a portion of …
Solar fuels economic growth and provides steady stream of new jobs
As our reliance on traditional sources of energy wanes, solar power will continue to play a large and ever-growing role in shaping the economy of the future. At Trina Solar, we believe the solar industry serves a crucial function both domestically in the United States and internationally by creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs, generating clean …
Why Solar Power Is So Popular
Advocates of solar power have long known the many benefits of harnessing this clean, renewable energy source. As these benefits become more apparent to a greater number of people every day, it’s driving up the overall positive perception of solar energy among the general population. The unparalleled popularity of solar power According to a recent survey conducted …
Trinasolar Launches Bifacial PERC Module “DUOMAX Twin”
April 28, 2017 – Trina Solar Limited (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in solar photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, has launched its high-efficiency bifacial module DUOMAX Twin. The DUOMAX Twin is an innovative solar module integrating the technology of Trina Solar’s high-efficiency bifacial PERC cell and the dual-glass DUOMAX module. Following the first …
Global investment in renewable energy sources continues to rise
One measure of discerning current trends in the energy industry is to look at how much investment is going into the various sectors. Although global energy investment declined in 2015 compared to 2014’s levels, clean, renewable energy sources, such as solar power, have seen a remarkable increase in this sector. As investment in the renewable energy sector …
