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Photovoltaic systems… floating to a pond near you?

Photovoltaic systems… floating to a pond near you?

You´ve seen them on rooves; you´ve seen them in pastures. How about an island of photovoltaic panels floating in your neighborhood pond? Floating photovoltaic systems, or “floatovoltaics”, may well become a more common sight, as they offer an array of benefits compared with their terrestrial brethren.

Space-based PV plants: the next big step for photovoltaics

Space-based PV plants: the next big step for photovoltaics

Building solar power plants in space will be possible in the not-so-far future according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Indeed, JAXA has announced that they have achieved a major technical breakthrough, which would eventually make the construction of space-based solar power plants possible. Concretely, the JAXA team has succeeded in converting and transferring electricity using microwaves for a distance of 55 meters.

German researchers develop photovoltaic concrete

German researchers develop photovoltaic concrete

Germany has added a new technological contribution to the renewable energy sector with a new invention developed by researchers at the University of Kassel: Photovoltaic Concrete. Named “DysCrete”, this concrete is still in prototype stage but it would be able to generate electricity by converting solar energy into an electric current.