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 Reflectors on the module row increase the solar yield.
Solar parks

Reflectors in the module field increase solar yields

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The new technology from Plusampere promises up to 30 per cent higher yields. The use of the reflector system requires careful planning. It is just as suitable for new solar parks as it is for retrofitting.

The modules are mounted at different angles of attack in order to sound out the optimal alignment of later commercial installations in the mountains.
Alpine solar generators

Results of the test facility at Totalp near Davos are out

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Photovoltaic systems in the Alps produce up to two times more solar power than generators in the lowlands. In winter, actually even more. But it depends on the system configuration.

This year, the farmer grew pumpkins between the modules. In the next two years, the crops will be different.
Agri-PV

Vertical agri-PV plant wins Austrian Solar Prize 2023

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G&G Sonnenstrom built its agri-PV system with Next2Sun technology. But it was more than the dual-use option that convinced the jurors to award the project with the Solar Prize.

So that the expensive goods are not exposed unprotected to wind and weather, the cars in the car park of Mosolf in Rackwitz Future are parked under a solar roof from WI Energy.
Intersolar 2023

WI Energy shows dual use of land at The smarter E Europe

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The company will present its complete range of services as a project developer and operations manager - and the technological developments for making optimal use of land.

Wiring

New portfolio for solar cables

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Modern solar power systems produce significantly higher outputs than they did a few years ago. However, the high system voltage also requires more powerful and durable cables and components made of high-quality materials.

juwi built the 2.9 MW Otaki Village solar farm on the site of a former ski slope in Nagano.
Japan:

juwi Shizen Energy builds solar park on ski slope in Nagano

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The 2.9 megawatt solar power plant in Otaki Village generates climate-friendly electricity for 600 households. juwi Shizen Energy Operation takes over operational management of the plant.

Fine dust is not only a problem when it remains on the modules in large quantities. Distributed in the air, it also reduces the yield of solar systems.
Solar maintenance:

How air pollution influences the yield of solar power arrays

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A joint study by the Leibniz Institute and the German Weather Service has shown that the yields of solar systems installed in different regions vary greatly in some cases. Dust particles in the air have a major influence.

With the Connect mounting system, no additional structures are needed to keep the solar modules in place.
Mounting systems:

A mounting solution made of concrete ballasts linked together

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Sun Ballast Connect is an innovative mounting solution that provides maximum stability and safety of the photovoltaic system, making the work of installers and planners easier.

Work officially began with delivery of the crane which will be required for installation of the substructure and solar panels to the wall of the dam.
AlpinSolar:

Construction starts on largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland

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Over the next four months, Axpo and IWB will build the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland at the Muttsee dam. Following construction approval from the local municipality of Glarus Süd, the first components have been flown up to the dam.

In winter, the almost vertical orientation of the modules is an advantage. The plant delivers half of its yield in the cold months of the year.
Winter solar:

Solar plant on alpine dam provides plenty of clean electricity in winter

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The system on the dam wall of Lake Albigna in the Swiss Alps has been in operation for six months. The yields of the first winter confirm the positive forecast of the planners.

Geesthacht pumped storage: Almost 5,000 solar modules with an output of 2.4 megawatts are currently being erected at the upper reservoir.
Pumped storage:

Solar plant to be added to Vattenfall's Geesthacht pumped storage facility.

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Vattenfall supplements hydropower plants with solar power. Seven megawatts of photovoltaics are under construction at the Geesthacht and Markersbach pumped storage facilities.

In the future, the Crew Dragon space capsule from Space-X will be equipped with a special solar skin.
Space exploration:

Start-up Sald will supply solar panels for space vehicles

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Because they make solar modules more efficient and more durable, solar coatings as thin as a few layers of atoms will allow the construction of new types of space capsules.