Launched in 1999, AcrimSat studies the sun's energy output with uniform sensitivity from the far-ultraviolet to the far-infrared wavelength range. Its data are used to improve knowledge of the sun's...
Why does a segment of the solar energy industry use cadmium in its photovoltaic (PV) modules? This Web site provides a central information clearinghouse for your exploration of this issue, including...
The High-Performance Photovoltaics Project (HiPerf PV Project) aims to explore the ultimate performance of PV technologies and to approximately double their sunlight-to-electricity conversion...
Photovoltaics is the direct conversion of light into electricity at the atomic level. Some materials exhibit a property known as the photoelectric effect that causes them to absorb photons of light...
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) focuses on one of the fastest growing segments of the solar industry?the integration of p...
Measurements and Characterization Web site, especially highlighting the capabilities within the four sections: Analytical Microscopy, Surface Analysis, Electro-optical Characterization, and Device...
The focus of Performance and Reliability Research and Development (R&D) at NREL is to improve photovoltaic (PV) technologies. We test modules and systems for performance, stress them both in the...
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Photovoltaic (PV) research program, in cooperation with the U.S. PV industry and university researchers, seeks to advance PV performance and systems...
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