{"id":9507,"date":"2016-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"uncategorized\/photovoltaic-pv-news\/"},"modified":"2020-07-29T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:25:07","slug":"photovoltaic-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"news\/photovoltaic-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Photovoltaic (PV) News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2346 size-medium\" title=\"Photovoltaic (PV) News\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/solar-cells-491701_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photovoltaic (PV) News\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Lexodant Solar Technology, a Solar Engineering Company, delivers the latest news on all things photovoltaic and solar energy. Our goal is to provide information, knowledge and resources in the exciting and constantly evolving photovoltaic industry. Take a look at the solar developments trending today.<\/p>\n<h2>The Photovoltaic Market Alliance (PVMA) Estimates Photovoltaic Installations of At Least 51 GW in 2015<\/h2>\n<p>After 40 GW of photovoltaic installations in 2014, a confirmation of <a title=\"The PV Market Alliance\" href=\"http:\/\/pvmarketalliance.biz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PVMA<\/a> last January early estimate, 2015 <a title=\"The PV Market Alliance (PVMA) Estimates Photovoltaic Installations of At Least 51 GW in 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/blueandgreentomorrow.com\/2016\/01\/18\/the-pv-market-alliance-pvma-estimates-photovoltaic-installations-of-at-least-51-gw-in-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">experienced a significant growth<\/a> with a market reaching at least 51 GW. As anticipated, a number of emerging PV markets on all continents started to contribute significantly to the global growth with the US market growing by 56% in 2015 over 2014.<\/p>\n<h2>16 Collegiate Teams to Compete in Solar Decathlon 2017<\/h2>\n<p>The <a title=\"Energy Department Announces 16 Collegiate Teams to Compete in Solar Decathlon 2017\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/energy-department-announces-16-collegiate-teams-compete-solar-decathlon-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">US Department of Energy (DOE)<\/a> announced 16 collegiate teams selected to participate in the <a title=\"Solar Decathlon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon<\/a> 2017 competition. Truly making an impact in the future of renewable energy, teams compete in 10 different contests\u2014ranging from architecture and engineering to home appliance performance, affordability and energy balance\u2014while gaining valuable hands-on experience in clean energy design.<\/p>\n<h2>Cheaper solar cells with 20.2 percent efficiency<\/h2>\n<p>Published in Nature Energy, EPFL scientists have now engineered a considerably cheaper hole-transporting material that costs only a fifth of existing ones while <a title=\"Cheaper Solar Cells With 20.2 Percent Efficiency\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2016\/01\/160118134534.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">keeping the efficiency of the solar cell above 20%<\/a>. And because it can be easily modified, it acts as a blueprint for an entire generation of new low-cost hole-transporting materials.<\/p>\n<h2>The US Solar Industry Continues to Outpace Other Sectors of Economy<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a title=\"The Solar Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thesolarfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solar Foundation\u2019s<\/a> National Solar Jobs Census found that the solar industry continues to outpace most other sectors of the economy, adding workers at a rate nearly 12 times faster than the overall economy and <a title=\"The US Solar Industry Continues to Outpace Other Sectors of Economy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solarnovus.com\/the-us-solar-industry-continues-to-outpace-other-sectors-of-economy_N9617.html#atop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">accounting for 1.2% of all jobs<\/a> created in the US over the past year. \u201cThe U.S. solar power industry continues to grow and create jobs, providing further evidence that promoting economic growth and fighting climate change can go hand-in-hand.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2018World\u2019s biggest\u2019 floating Photovoltaic project underway in Japan<br \/>\nClaimed to be the largest of its type in the world, this <a title=\"World\u2019s Biggest\u2019 Floating PV Project Underway in Japan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pv-tech.org\/news\/worlds-biggest-floating-pv-project-underway-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">13.7MW solar photovoltaic plant in Japan floats on water<\/a>. \u201cFloating installations also offer other potential advantages, for example preventing evaporation from reservoirs and lakes while providing shading from algal bloom.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>World Energy Council: Bright future for energy storage<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new report by the World Energy Council \u2018E-storage, a narrow focus on cost alone may be leading to misconceptions about the <a title=\"World Energy Council: Bright Future For Energy Storage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solarnovus.com\/world-energy-council-bright-future-for-energy-storage_N9638.html#atop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">real value of energy storage<\/a>. The report is calling for the true value of energy storage to be recognized by taking into account both its cost and revenue benefits. \u201cThe report also estimates that with the many new technologies in the pipeline, storage costs of energy will fall by as much as 70% over the next 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Underwater Solar Cells Convert Greenhouse Gases into Fuel<\/h2>\n<p>Inspired by the natural process of photosynthesis in plants, which converts energy from the sun into sugars, <a title=\"Underwater Solar Cells Convert Greenhouse Gases into Fuel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azocleantech.com\/news.aspx?newsID=22759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">new solar cells have been developed that allow artificial photosynthesis<\/a>. The newly developed solar cells can work under water. The cells convert carbon dioxide emissions into solar fuel and even function effectively if they are placed underwater.<\/p>\n<h2>Photovoltaic Design &amp; Engineering Services<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Solar Engineering\" href=\"services\/solar-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lexodant Solar Technology<\/a> is at the forefront of the escalating solar industry, and is considered a leading consulting firm in the renewable energy field providing photovoltaic design and engineering services. Our Solar engineers will give you full analysis and let you know how much photovoltaic can be drawn with considerations such as location, obstructions and orientations. We will also provide you with the best commercial solar power designs to give you maximum output. <a title=\"Contact Lexodant Solar Technology\" href=\"about-kmb\/kmb-office-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Licensed in 49 states<\/a>, we have the ability to work nationally without limitations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lexodant Solar Technology, a Solar Engineering Company, delivers the latest news on all things photovoltaic and solar energy. 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