A fresh look at restoring power to the grid January 31, 2023 8:50 am Climate change can alter extreme weather events, and these events have the potential to strain, disrupt or damage the nation’s grid.... View Article
Photovoltaics researchers release five-year, early-life module degradation study December 16, 2022 10:11 am A team led by photovoltaics researchers at Sandia has completed a five-year degradation study of 834 fielded photovoltaic modules, representing 13 types... View Article
Plenary session to present the results of a blind photovoltaic modeling intercomparison September 14, 2022 9:57 am Sandia photovoltaic researcher Marios Theristis will be one of three plenary speakers featured at the scientific opening session of the... View Article
Sandia solar programs to take part in upcoming American Solar Energy Society’s Solar 2022 Conference June 14, 2022 9:58 am Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) researchers will present and exhibit at the upcoming American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Solar 2022 conference... View Article
Sandia solar facilities to host American Solar Energy Society conference tour March 25, 2022 10:05 am The 51st Annual National Solar Conference will be held June 21-24, 2022, in Albuquerque, NM, at the University of New... View Article
Sandia scientists provide technical assistance to Rocking Solar, an American-Made Solar Prize Finalist with a product that could transform the urban landscape September 13, 2021 9:00 am Sandia National Laboratories’ researchers recently hosted Darin Palmer, CEO of Rocking Solar, for a demonstration of his potentially game-changing approach... View Article
Solar prize winners highlight successful DOE voucher program January 18, 2021 9:57 pm DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office recently announced round three winners of its American-Made Solar Prize, both Sandia partners through the... View Article
PSEL wraps up testing on non-reflective solar panels for arrays in glare-sensitive locations July 15, 2020 4:43 pm Sandia National Laboratories’ Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (PSEL) is in the final phase of a collaborative research project with Nishati,... View Article
New research finds power in techno-economic comparison of bifacial and tracking PV systems combinations June 10, 2020 10:00 am Two photovoltaic cell sides are better than one, especially when trailing the sun, according to a recent Joule journal article... View Article
SunPower and Sandia partnership leads to demonstration of innovative new module technology February 3, 2020 6:14 pm Representatives from SunPower Corporation, a leading US solar manufacturer and global competitor, recently visited Sandia National Laboratories to inspect the... View Article