Entries for American-Made Solar Prize: Ideation

Solar for Cities

Wide-scale solar adoption in cities is feasible with technologies that fit urban architectures and address unique performance requirements.

by Patrick Quinlan

Photovoltaics (PV)

From the Solar Duck Curve to EV Foie Gras

The duck curve is considered a major planning challenge. How can the industry transform it into an opportunity?

Manufacturing-Based Complete PV System Integration

Integrated, manufacturer-based PV systems, focusing on rapid, affodable, high-quality deployment for residential and small commercial solar.

by Solar Ladder team

Manufacturing , Permitting & Standardization , Photovoltaics (PV) , Plug and Play , PV Module

Starlight: Power the Community

Starlight is a concept that connects celebrities, influencers, and icons of business to the community the come from via solar energy.

by Jamela Green

Community Solar , Finance

Solar kit for low-power uses

Provide a solar kit in a small, form factor of key components for capture, store and a universal connection for an application component.

Solar Module Assembling Solution

A new efficient and less time consuming method of assembling solar modules using a simplify innovative solution.

by Nate Florestal

Automation , Community Solar , DIY Solar Module Assembling , Manufacturing , Other , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV Cell , PV Module , Solar Module Assembling , Sustainable Manufacturing

Passive Trackers

Passive trackers can be the next generation of low cost trackers

Solar Power Pixels - Modular Building Blocks Cells

Standard Solar Cell Sizes Square/Traingle/Hex Tesselate! Pixels snap together wired. 6in 5W cell = system pixel. 36 6x6 1m 4 2x2 1ft 1x 6"

by Seth Kaye's team

Preassembled PV Arrays

Much of soft costs are tied to installation, so why not standardize, centralize, and highly automate in a factory setting?

Permitting & Standardization , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV System , Smart IoT PV Home

Harnessing of indoor lighting energy through lifi

Use of lifi and solar panels in circular fashion to harness energy for charging electronic devices such as mobiles ,laptops etc.

by Minouti Kamat

Recycling of light with indoor solar panels

In geographical locations or weather conditions when unsuitable for solar outdoor panels ,indoor energy received through recycled light

by Minouti Kamat

Old Xmas lights. 20% shade cell 20% Syst decrease

Solar cells, modules, and systems are commonly connected in series. 1 cell may impact entire system. 20% shade one cell, 20% system loss.

Photovoltaics (PV)

pharaonic solar module cooling

it depends that when drop of water evaporates it absorbs energyinto open air these drops of water needs to evaporate so it absorbs heat

by Hassan Askar

SolarStax® Imagine Vertical Solar Anywhere

Solar modules optimized for vertical use will eliminate the duck curve and provide long duration energy needed for microgrids of the future.

Artificial Intelligence , Manufacturing , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV Cell , PV Module , PV/T Racking

As the temperature outside rises the solar panels get hot and stop working as well. Cooling the panels using ground loops and forced air

by Julian Smith SolarSmith

Fresnel CSP Collector

A Fresnel CSP collector that can be constructed in a factory and then transported to the location and to be able easy and fast to install.

by Mladen Mladenov

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