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FEATURES
SUN DIAL
Solar Module Testing Practices: Future Standards, Current Limitations
Farm Bill Inaction Threatens Rural Solar Program
SEIA’s President Outlines Top Solar Federal Policy Priorities For 2013
Triple-Junction Cells Could Create Next-Generation Photovoltaic Modules
Roundtable Discussion: What Is Holding Back Solar Thermal In The U.S.?
DEPARTMENTS
Policy Watch
New & Noteworthy
Projects & Contracts
Products & Technology

Process: Simulation & Testing

Solar Module Testing Practices: Future Standards, Current Limitations

By Richard Bozicevich

Modern laboratory testing methods can uncover many common failure mechanisms in PV modules.

Industry At Large: Federal Policy

Farm Bill Inaction Threatens Rural Solar Program

By David J. Petersen

The Rural Energy for America Program, a lesser-known federal renewable energy initiative, helps finance solar installations.

Industry At Large: Federal Policy

SEIA’s President Outlines Top Solar Federal Policy Priorities For 2013

By Rhone Resch

The state of solar in the U.S. is strong, but more work remains to be done in Washington.

Product: PV Modules

Triple-Junction Cells Could Create Next-Generation Photovoltaic Modules

By Nora Caley

Can new research on multijunction concentrated PV cells lead to record-breaking efficiencies in real-world modules?

Market report: solar thermal

Roundtable Discussion: What Is Holding Back Solar Thermal In The U.S.?

By Jessica Lillian

A recent NREL report suggests that the industry needs new technologies, but installers and manufacturers believe the answers are simpler.

Policy Watch

DOE Secretary Chu Steps Down

New & Noteworthy

U.S. Slams India’s ‘Discriminatory’ Rules

Projects & Contracts

5.7 MW Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Project Completed In Oregon

Products & Technology

MEMC Releases Silvantis Module