The Cool Down

Minnesota doctor installed solar panels, and in one standout month his power bill fell to $4

For one Minnesota homeowner, rooftop solar has turned summer sunshine into serious savings. Three years into using rooftop ...
Interesting Engineering

New solar panel auto-folds to avoid hail and storm damage, boosts yield by 40%

A photovoltaic system uses dual-axis tracking to follow the sun's path, thereby raising electricity generation at dawn and ...
rnz

National promises homeowners low-cost loans to install solar power

Caption:Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the scheme will create a more equal opportunity for lower-income households to install solar panels.Photo credit:RNZ/Marika Khabazi National has promised ...
IEEE

Thermoelectrical Analysis of a New Hybrid PV-Thermal Flat Plate Solar Collector

Abstract: A practical design presented in this paper; a hybrid PV solar panel and flat plate solar air heating collector (HSC). When the PV solar cells are installed on the upper surface of the ...