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View of Seattle through a layer of wildfire smoke
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Potentially Good News for Solar Energy During Wildfires

by Jenessa Duncombe 18 January 202318 January 2023

A preliminary analysis suggests that the impact of smoke blocking the Sun during 2020’s megafires was minimal for the nation’s solar panels.

Aerial view of a solar photovoltaic power generation system on a reservoir in Taiwan.
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Could Floating Solar Panels Help Mitigate Climate Change?

by Sofia Moutinho 9 December 20229 December 2022

“Floatovoltaics” are an emerging technology, but their environmental impacts are still unknown.

Trays of perovskite silicon solar cells sit in a clear laboratory case.
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Better Together: Perovskites Boost Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

by Mary Caperton Morton 23 September 20216 December 2022

Scientists engineer a way to layer materials to boost efficiency without interrupting manufacturing processes.

An active sun in June 2013
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How Accurate Are Our Measurements of the Sun’s Energy?

by Elizabeth Thompson 13 April 20206 December 2022

As instruments collecting solar data degrade, researchers must correct for errors. A new study compares several methods to correct solar spectral irradiance measurements.

Image of the Sun in extreme ultraviolet light taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
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Observational Data Validate Models of Sun’s Influence on Earth

by David Shultz 2 January 20206 December 2022

Using a combination of independent models and observations over multiple timescales, scientists verify two important models that gauge the amount of solar radiation Earth receives.

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Oil, Coal Industry Leaders Fault Obama Policies at Energy Forum

by Randy Showstack 28 January 20166 December 2022

In a review of the energy industry, fossil fuel industry leaders said they are fighting federal policies. The solar industry recently benefited from a 5-year tax credit.

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