News Article, June 14, 2021 • The report, "Energy Research & Social Science," was published by researchers from the Michigan Technological University and the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories. Read the complete PV Magazine article to learn more about solar researchers and their potential role in promoting agrivoltaics. Go to the article
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Case Western Reserve University researchers use AI and machine learning to improve ‘photovoltaic’ power plants
News Article, January 29, 2021 • Researchers from Case Western University, the University of Central Florida, and New Mexico-based Sandia National Laboratories will focus on developing Case's ArgoPV technology. Read the complete article at Case Western Reserve University. Go to the article
GAF Energy Partners with Sandia National Labs on Solar Roofing Technology
News Article, December 2, 2021 • Sandia National Laboratories tested GAF Energy’s next generation solar roof using the most rigorous and meticulous testing to ensure the highest levels of performance from the new product. Read the complete article at GAF Energy. Go to the article
Global database for PV system performance
News Article, May 13, 2025 • Sandia scientists are part of the PV international consortium that created an international database for PV system performance bringing together photovoltaic performance data and meteorological values from PV systems located in all climate zones. Read more in this article from PV Magazine. Go to article
Icephobic surfaces for ice, snow shedding in utility scale solar
News Article, December 15, 2021 • A Sandia National Laboratories-led research team has developed a transparent, polymeric-based coating that helps photovoltaic panels continuously shed snow and ice. Read the complete article in Renewable Energy World. Go to the article
Over-irradiance events affect utility scale PV components
News Article, February 1, 2021 • In a preliminary study into the effects of ‘over-irradiance' events on PV power generation, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and colleagues in Brazil, the UK and Germany found that sudden spikes can affect the components of large scale PV power plants, especially if they last longer than a minute and...
Sandia Labs finds Terra Pave soil binder environmentally friendly for bifacial solar sites
News Article, January 29, 2021 • Terra Pave, a reflective, albedo-boosting soil binder aimed at bifacial solar sites passed testing in regards to heavy metal contaminants, organic contaminants and water pollution during comparisons at Sandia National Laboratories. Read the complete article in Solar Builder. Got to the article
Sandia National Laboratories leads perovskite research center
News Article, July 20, 2021 • PV Magazine highlighted a $14 million award for the Perovskite Photovoltaic Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies Center. The facility is led by Sandia National Laboratories to develop research in perovskite solar technology. Go to the article
Sandia to study snow-related energy losses using Morgan Solar sensor
News Article, August 1, 2023 • Sandia was recently featured in an article in Solar Power World. Go to article