Abstract: The increasing global energy demand necessitates sustainable energy solutions to mitigate the adverse effects of fossil fuels. Solar energy, harnessed through Photovoltaic (PV) systems, ...

The tensile testing machine described here is a fully open-source device designed to determine the mechanical tensile strength of test specimens. At its core, it uses a single-board computer ...

Netherlands-based PV testing equipment supplier Eternal Sun is offering a new light-emitting diode (LED) board, pre-calibrated for air mass zero (AM0) testing, as an option enabling space solar PV ...

Abstract: Electroluminescence (EL) imaging is the most widely used diagnostic technique for identifying flaws at every stage of the production, installation, and operation of solar modules. This ...

Kiwa PVEL’s Tristan Erion-Lorico told delegates at PV ModuleTech Europe this week that test failure rates for module breakage are ‘off the charts’. Image: PV Tech Industry experts gathered in Málaga, ...

Solar electric vehicle startup Aptera Motors released a new update today, giving us a first look at its validation vehicle assembly line, along with progress on battery production and efficiency ...

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...