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The study reveals that integrating 2D imagery in agrivoltaic systems significantly improves biomass estimation, showcasing the potential of PV applications to enhance crop yield and sustainability through effective shading management. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Floating PV reduce land stress by using water surfaces, showing lower soiling and suppressed evaporation. Cooler conditions enhance performance, leading to reduced degradation and longer lifetimes compared to land-based PV systems, says new study. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Recycled PV cells achieve efficiencies similar to commercial cells, promoting material reuse. Recycling methods recover 60-95% of materials, but face challenges like emissions and costs. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Heatwaves significantly increase air pollution, raising SO2, NOx and CO2 emissions. This is driven by higher electricity demand for cooling and reliance on fossil fuels. Regional disparities and energy mix variations also influence these effects. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Newly photovoltaic systems are increasingly prone to physical damage due to more hazardous weather conditions. Climate change could literally compromise our energy security in a matter of seconds if we don't address the physical reliability of PV modules. 🧪 💡🔌 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Enhancing the way we estimate the rear irradiance in bifacial PV plants: two sensors are enough, at least for single-axis trackers. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The World Economic Forum just released the Energy Transition Report for 2025. In the top 20 countries in the Energy Transition Index: 🇸🇪 🥇 🇫🇮 🥈 🇩🇰 🥉 🇵🇹 10th 🇨🇳 12th 🇧🇷 15th 🇬🇧 16th 🇺🇸 17th 🇪🇸 18th. For more info, see the infographics. 🧪 🔌💡 www.weforum.org/publications...

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One of the hot topics in photovoltaic science is agrivoltaic deployment. This review/perspective debates the trends and challenges to make agrivoltaics widely adopted, enhancing agricultural resilience to extreme weather and water scarcity. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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PV and wind energy people today after Spanish government released their report about April's blackout. 🧪 🔌💡 youtu.be/Uz1Jwyxd4tE?...

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Not-in-my-backyard: local opposition against renewable energy deployment contrasts with high national support in Austria. This presents an interesting counterpart for an article I briefly commented on a few days ago, from a socio-economic point of view. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Although emerging technologies like perovskite and tandem solar cells show promise, crystalline silicon remains the most widely adopted and mature technology, as the newer options face challenges in stability and commercialisation. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Wind barrier to deal with soiling losses in PV plants: optimal height of 2.5 m reduces dust deposition by up to 29% for large particles. A porosity of 50% minimises dust rates. Power generation efficiency loss decreased from ~38% to ~24% with barriers. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Socio-climatic vulnerable communities: a case study in Morro da Cruz, Porto Alegre, Brazil shifts the climate change mitigation debate, often elitist, to those most affected, yet least culpable – vulnerable populations. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Have you seen the updated satellite photos from Gaza? Some people are still just blaming Hamas for this. So, take a look and see with your own eyes, from your sofa, if this is a war or a genocide against Palestine people. Which is the proper name for it. maps.app.goo.gl/eGy8opvp6Urd...

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Agrivoltaics could significantly reduce midday water stress in crops, enhancing photosynthesis and water use efficiency, ultimately leading to improved yields and supporting sustainable agricultural practices. 🧪 🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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A warmer atmosphere boosts water vapour absorption. This has fuelled global water scarcity and aridity over 40 years. Areas facing severe droughts rose by 74% in just the last 5 years. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Even though most PV plant output estimates rely on pyranometers, soiled plants at low solar angles face greater losses. Pyranometers often poorly represent irradiance reaching cells, leading to inaccurate soiling loss estimations+great PR underestimations. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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An in-depth analysis of the aging of PV module front glass induced by sandstorms. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Larger PV panels distribute wind pressures more evenly, reducing negative pressures and uplift compared to smaller panels. This mitigates aerodynamic risks, especially in portrait orientation and helps prevent cell cracks at the edges, according this study. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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High temperatures and daily thermal cycling degrade PV modules, accelerating corrosion, reducing performance, and shortening lifespan. Lower thermal stress (e.g., high altitudes) improves durability. Imagine how variable wind patterns could decrease the PV lifespan. 🧪 🔌💡 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Ow galera que aprecia uma boa divulgação científica. O Pirulla sofreu um AVC neste domingo. Está na UTI, estável, mas a recuperação pode demorar (não há uma estimativa segura ainda). Que tal colaborar pra ele poder se preocupar unica e exclusivamente em ficar bom? pirulla.com.br

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New study @nature.com shows increasing reflectance of sunlight by the land surface due to #climate change over past 2 decades: doi.org/10.1038/s415... This is in stark contrast with changes over oceans where clouds are becoming less reflective, leading to greater heating: doi.org/10.1088/1748...

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Front winds enhance turbulence around photovoltaic panels, improving airflow and potentially benefiting crop growth by reducing heat stress and conserving water. In contrast, rear winds decrease turbulence, offering less impact on microclimate. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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People should know who @marinasilva.bsky.social is. She's truly great, overshadowing many Brazilian congressmen or senators who can't stand their own insignificance when they're in front of her. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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PV system cleaning boosts energy, extends PV lifespan, and also seems to improve health for animals, humans, and plants. Harmful pathogenic bacteria were found in dust samples from a PV system located in Qatar. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Tracking photovoltaic systems enhance microbial activity and soil carbon sequestration compared to fixed systems due to improved soil moisture and biomass carbon input, which promotes better carbon retention and supports climate change mitigation efforts. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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With aridification impacting PV soiling, this paper offers broad interest. It provides a software tool to calculate various drought indices, standardising global environmental data for efficient real-time monitoring and improved management. 🧪 🔌💡

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Soiling losses in PV systems, often relying on covering estimations (local dry/wet climate), cause significant yield uncertainties. Losses also vary greatly with particle diameter and chemical composition, affecting light absorption/scattering. 🧪 🔌💡 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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A study led by the Technical University of Madrid and Energy from Women suggests that PV mini-grids could be the solution for refugees who face difficulty accessing food. The analysis focused on Ethiopian refugees in Kobe camp. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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R.I.P. Sebastião Salgado

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🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere Sebastião Salgado, el fotógrafo que documentó la Amazonia y los grandes desafíos contemporáneos

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Solar pumping systems may experience increased degradation like PID due to environmental factors like high humidity and air temperature, resulting in higher failure rates, according this study. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The study shows that sandwich bifacial solar panels with mist cooling can boost energy output by over 26% compared to regular panels. They keep cooler, leading to significant power gains, especially on cloudy days. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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To ensure the structural integrity and longevity of photovoltaic modules, aeroelastic models enhance the design of solar panel supports by accurately simulating wind-induced vibrations. This helps prevent cell cracking and other physical damages. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Lower PV densities, about half the standard density, can lead to improved crop yields, with winter wheat showing up to a 31% increase. However, this reduction in PV density also results in a lower land equivalent ratio due to decreased total energy yield. 🧪 🔌💡 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Global interconnection is projected to enhance energy efficiency and resilience, thereby facilitating equitable access to electricity. Solar PV is projected to correspond to more than 65% of the total electricity sources by 2050. 🧪 🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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