As the co-owner of a California property that has never been tied to the electric grid, I can attest to the warm feeling of self-sufficiency that comes with a functioning solar power system. We’ve ...

A research group from Ireland developed a PVT system consisting of a 170 W photovoltaic panel connected to a water tank placed at the backside of the PV module itself. The PVT module is able to ...

An international research team has conducted an extensive overview of bifacial solar modules from 39 countries. Their analysis took into account the best of the median values indicated in the product ...

The main material is EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer), an extremely resistant, high-performance synthetic rubber membrane comprised of two primary ingredients: ethylene and propylene, ...

It is hard to believe that it is already 15 years since the introduction of the Feed In Tariff (FiT) and the subsequent mass installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on our roofs. There is ...

In the following Q&A, Scott Bader’s solar PV expert, Andrew Harvey, discusses how structural adhesives improve solar installation, and how they should be utilized for optimal installation. Image ...

The world has come to a consensus over the importance of developing renewable energies to mitigate the greenhouse effect and decrease our over-reliance on fossil fuels. In particular, solar energy has ...