How to harness the power of the sun in everyday life

Solar power is quickly gaining popularity as a sustainable, renewable source of energy. This form of energy is widely regarded as the cleanest, most abundant form of renewable energy. With solar panels becoming more affordable and more efficient, home solar power is on the rise, as is the prevalence of solar cells in various appliances and gadgets. Despite the traditional image of solar…

Australia finalizes its grand solar-wind hybrid project

Windlab confirms the final stages of testing the Kennedy Energy Park, a solar-wind hybrid project that is going to join the strengths of both spheres. After years of delays, the project is finally approaching the stage of full operation. The facility and its prospects The whole thing indeed looks like the renewable energy dream to come true for the Australian market. The Kennedy Energy park…

Bifacial solar panels: The future of the solar industry?

Bifacial solar panels have been on a hype for a while in the PV industry. Let’s have a look at this technology and its positive and negative aspects. What are bifacial solar panels? Bifacial solar panels are the solar panels that can produce power from both of their sides. They use the same cells as their monofacial counterparts, but bifacial panels have a reflective back or dual panes of…

Large Scale Solar USA: Managing US solar risks

Two weeks ago PVcase traveled to Austin, Texas for a two-day deep dive into the USA’s solar market. It is the world’s second-largest single-country market after China with 24 GW deployed in 2021, 17 of which were utility-scale. While the world broke through the TW-scale era, the USA got into the 100 GW club with 122 GW of cumulative capacity installed. The US is leading the global…

Welcome to PVcase Forest — how PVcasers make the world greener

PVcase invites its employees to physically contribute to lungs of the planet. A few times per year PVcasers put on their work clothes and head to the PVcase-purchased land area close to Kaunas to plant the trees. How did the initiative start? PVcase Forest is a joint venture of PVcase and Girion, a landscape and forestry company. Girion has been established by a few foresters who use…

The solar industry in Poland — key facts and numbers

The solar industry in Poland has been experiencing significant growth in recent years. The country has been actively working to diversify its energy mix and reduce its dependence on coal, leading to an increased focus on renewable energy sources like solar power. Recently, these topics were explored in an event that brought together leading experts, professionals, and innovators in the…

The solar industry then and now — how digital tools shape solar engineering

Digital technologies have contributed a great deal to the solar engineering industry. Hand calculation for shading angles, Excel sheets, estimating project cost by historical data, and non-site-specific solutions are all past. Below Sophie Nguyen, Senior Technical Support Engineer at PVcase, shares her experience in the development of solar engineering and the constant progress of solar…

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India introduces the first solar-powered village

Modhera is a village situated in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, a state along the Western coast of India known for its large-scale solar plants. The town is also the site of the famous Sun Temple, a beautiful Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya. Having this context in mind, no wonder that Modhera has become the first solar-powered village in the world and, according to UN…