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Sandia National Laboratories, CFV Labs and GroundWork Renewables are soliciting technical presentation proposals from the photovoltaic community for the 2025 PVPMC Workshop to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 13-15, 2025. The workshop’s Call for Abstracts seeks submissions from stakeholders on topics such as modeling approaches, new data and other noteworthy results of interest… View Article

Sandia National Laboratories, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and European Energy co-organized and hosted the 2024 PV Performance Modeling Collaborative (PVPMC) Workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 21 – 23, 2024. The three-day event focused on research and development to increase the accuracy and technical rigor of PV performance models and analysis. Participants had the… View Article

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories were part of an international team to publish a new report featuring best practices for bifacial photovoltaic tracking systems. In August, the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme Task 13 released, “Best Practices for the Optimization of Bifacial Tracking Systems 2024,” which provides an extensive overview of the current… View Article

The Sandia-EPRI co-hosted Photovoltaic (PV) Connector Reliability Workshop will take place Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from 1-5 p.m. ET, in Charlotte, N.C. The event will occur in tandem with the larger EPRI 7th Annual Wind and Solar Operation and Management (O&M) Innovation Workshop held July 16-18, 2024. The specialized gathering provides a forum for stakeholders… View Article

Do you know an entrepreneur, innovator, or community partner looking for technical assistance to bring their technology to market? Consider sharing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Open Voucher Call. The new $2.1 million opportunity will make $100,000 vouchers available to innovators, entrepreneurs, and community partners looking for… View Article