Fraunhofer Examines Facts and Future Trends in German PV Solar Deployment
Deployment of renewable energies technologies —especially solar PV —is advancing rapidly. As the world leader in installed solar PV capacity, Germany continues to offer an interesting role model to clean energy advocates and…
Industry Collaboration in Troubling Times Strengthens the Solar Supply Chain
I’ve experienced an interesting combination of conversations, events, and “aha” moments related to the solar PV sector in the past few weeks, starting with the PV Rollout Conference in Boston in early February…
Partnerships for Sustainable Energy R&D, Commercialization, and Adoption: Fraunhofer CSE’s “Living Laboratory”
This week marks an important milestone in the development of Fraunhofer CSE’s future “living laboratory” and headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District. As the Boston Globe reported, we have announced the names of nearly…
Solder On: Improving PV Module Manufacturing Practices with a Little Friendly Competition
[Editor's Note: Here, former Fraunhofer CSE intern Ed Cahill shares his experience creating an internal contest to determine best practices in hand soldering for PV modules, and how his work prepared him for...
Addressing Solar Deployment Costs with Transatlantic Perspectives: PV Rollout Conference 2012
Ramamoorthy Ramesh, manager of the US Department of Energy’s new SunShot Initiative and a UC Berkeley materials scientist, recently discussed the DOE’s goals of reducing the costs of solar photovoltaic installations by 75%…
