Solar electricity Features for July 2017

Solar electricity Features Archive

Research Focus: Clarifying how solar affects home values in the US Research Focus: Clarifying how solar affects home values in the US

A key US study from LNBL (and now peer reviewed and published in Renewable Energy Focus Journal) investigates multi-state residential transaction estimates of Solar Photovoltaic system premiums.

Research Focus: How can we overcome the instabilities of microgrids caused by constant power loads? Research Focus: How can we overcome the instabilities of microgrids caused by constant power loads?

A new Research Paper in Renewable Energy Focus looks to overcome instabilities caused by Constant Power Load with a robust control mechanism - using a Lyapunov Redesign controller.

Comment: Standardising solar and storage Comment: Standardising solar and storage

Ten years ago, the cost of battery energy storage was high, the installations were unproven, and the risks could have been detrimental to hopeful energy storage integrators. We have come a long way since then, says Troy Miller.

Off-grid solar: the next-generation energy solution for Africa Off-grid solar: the next-generation energy solution for Africa

Lyndsay Handler, CEO of Fenix International, explains the unique challenges of bringing solar power to thousands of homes in sub-Saharan Africa