Solar PV Modules – Sustainability Leadership Objectives
The solar industry is flourishing. Comprising nothing more than a modicum of photovoltaic (PV) panels and arrays just a little over a decade ago, the…
Changes to Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installation Guidelines in NFPA 70-2017
NFPA 70-2017 – NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, 2017 edition was released in late 2016, updating the many guidelines for the installation of electrical equipment…
IEEE Guide on Photovoltaic Transformers
It is projected that the U.S. solar industry will have installed 13.9 GW of capacity by the end of 2016, nearly double the record-setting amount…
Solar Impulse: An Exploration of Potential of Clean Energy
On July 27, 2016, Bertrand Piccard successfully touched down Solar Impulse 2 in Abu Dhabi, completing its around-the-world voyage in the same exact spot it…
Theft and Weather Damage of Solar Panels
Solar energy is becoming a major contender in the energy market and is due to continuously grow due to the extension of the Solar Investment…
Growing Employment of Solar and Wind Industries
More people in the United States are employed by the solar industry than the coal industry. By the end of 2014, solar energy employment reached…
Storing Electricity Produced by Solar Energy
There are many standards for solar energy on the ANSI Webstore, ranging from topics in equipment and testing to terminology of solar concepts. The solar…
AIAA S-111A-2014: Space Solar Cell Testing
A past post focused on AIAA S-117-2010, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) standard that recommends a specific verification program for any space…