Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Thinks Rooftop Solar Plus Storage Can Compete with Thermal Power Plants. January 19, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Thinks Rooftop Solar Plus Storage Can Compete with Thermal Power Plants
PV Solar Panel Soiling Losses: Site- and Region-Specific
Effects of Dust and Particles on Solar Output. January 20, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: PV Solar Panel Soiling Losses:
Site- and Region-Specific Effects of Dust and Particles on Solar Output
The Potential of Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Cells for
Converting Heat into Electricity: New Higher Conversion Efficiency Announced.
March 11, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Potential of Thermophotovoltaic
(TPV) Cells for Converting Heat into Electricity: New Higher Conversion
Efficiency Announced
Grid-Scale Solar Underperformance is Significant: What
are the Issues? May 24, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Grid-Scale Solar Underperformance
is Significant: What are the Issues?
Space Solar: Orbital Solar Panels on Satellites Beaming
Energy to Earth Via Microwaves: Japan Plans to Deploy an Orbital Solar Array By
2025 and Caltech Demonstrates Wireless Power Transfer from Space to Earth. June
6, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Space Solar: Orbital Solar Panels
on Satellites Beaming Energy to Earth Via Microwaves: Japan Plans to Deploy an
Orbital Solar Array By 2025 and Caltech Demonstrates Wireless Power Transfer
from Space to Earth
The Potential for More Powerful Solar Panels Made with
Ferroelectric and Paraelectric Materials. August 2, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Potential for More Powerful
Solar Panels Made with Ferroelectric and Paraelectric Materials
Drone Surveying and Inspection for Renewables: Lower
Costs, Faster Results, and Better Data, August 23, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Drone Surveying and Inspection for
Renewables: Lower Costs, Faster Results, and Better Data
Concerns About Solar Panel Waste and Toxicity
Unwarranted: It’s a Manageable Problem (For Now). October 17, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Concerns About Solar Panel Waste
and Toxicity Unwarranted: It’s a Manageable Problem (For Now)
Inflation and Cost Worries Are Sinking Clean Energy
Projects: Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, and Nuclear Affected but Oil & Gas Not So
Much. November 9, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Inflation and Cost Worries Are
Sinking Clean Energy Projects: Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, and Nuclear Affected but
Oil & Gas Not So Much
Next Gen Solar Technology: N-Type Cells, Perovskite
Cells, Tandem-Junction Cells, Bifaciality, Floating Solar, Solar Canals,
Inverter Design Optimization, Decoupled PV Thermal Systems, Agrovoltaics, and
More. November 27, 2023. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Next Gen Solar Technology: N-Type
Cells, Perovskite Cells, Tandem-Junction Cells, Bifaciality, Floating Solar,
Solar Canals, Inverter Design Optimization, Decoupled PV Thermal Systems,
Agrovoltaics, and More
The Solar Boom of the Mid-2020s: Solar Manufacturing
Output/Oversupply, and Record Incentivization Mean Lower Prices to Deploy
Compared to Wind. January 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Solar Boom of the Mid-2020s:
Solar Manufacturing Output/Oversupply, and Record Incentivization Mean Lower
Prices to Deploy Compared to Wind
Thin-Film PV Solar Technology: New Project in Illinois
Expected to Be Large Deployment Online in 2025. September 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Thin-Film PV Solar Technology: New
Project in Illinois Expected to Be Large Deployment Online in 2025
Gas Abatement in the Semiconductor and Solar
Manufacturing Industries: Abatement of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) and
Other High Global Warming Potential F-Gases, VOCs, and NOx. October 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Gas Abatement in the Semiconductor
and Solar Manufacturing Industries: Abatement of Perfluorinated Compounds
(PFCs) and Other High Global Warming Potential F-Gases, VOCs, and NOx
California’s Growing Solar Curtailments and Effects on
Generators, Power Exporting, and Electricity Prices. November 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: California’s Growing Solar
Curtailments and Effects on Generators, Power Exporting, and Electricity Prices
Solar Thermal Applications for Process Heat: Webinar
Summary/Review and More. November 25, 2024. November 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solar Thermal Applications for
Process Heat: Webinar Summary/Review and More
Thermoradiative Diode Technology: Applications, Projects,
and Possibilities of Mid-Infrared Radiative Heat for Power. April 1, 2025. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Thermoradiative Diode Technology:
Applications, Projects, and Possibilities of Mid-Infrared Radiative Heat for
Power
Two New Solar Innovations: PV Glass/Transparent Solar
Achieves Record 12.3% Efficiency and Bio-Based UV Protection Film w/ Red Onion
Extract Blocks 99.9% of UV Radiation. April 9, 2025. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Two New Solar Innovations: PV
Glass/Transparent Solar Achieves Record 12.3% Efficiency and Bio-Based UV
Protection Film w/ Red Onion Extract Blocks 99.9% of UV Radiation
Agrivoltaics: Studies Reveal That Sheep Grazing Between
and Under Solar Panels Have Better Health and Wool. May 30, 2025. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Agrivoltaics: Studies Reveal That
Sheep Grazing Between and Under Solar Panels Have Better Health and Wool
Polarized Light Pollution from Solar Panel Reflections
Affects Wildlife Behavior: It Can Trick Migrating Birds, Bats, and Insects:
Results are Mixed, but Solar Farms Can Be Designed for Positive Wildlife
Impacts. August 23, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Polarized
Light Pollution from Solar Panel Reflections Affects Wildlife Behavior: It Can
Trick Migrating Birds, Bats, and Insects: Results are Mixed, but Solar Farms
Can Be Designed for Positive Wildlife Impacts
Automated Grid-Scale Solar Panel Installation is 3 Times
Faster: Robotics Can Also Be Used for Surveying and Site Layout. August 29,
2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Automated
Grid-Scale Solar Panel Installation is 3 Times Faster: Robotics Can Also Be
Used for Surveying and Site Layout
Update on CalTech Space Solar Project: Solar Energy Was
Collected in Space, Converted to Microwaves, and Transmitted Successfully to
Earth: However, Significant Challenges Remain and There is Little Hope of
Economic Feasibility at Present. September 16, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Update on
CalTech Space Solar Project: Solar Energy Was Collected in Space, Converted to
Microwaves, and Transmitted Successfully to Earth: However, Significant
Challenges Remain and There is Little Hope of Economic Feasibility at Present
Solar is a Doubled-Edged Sword in Pakistan as it Helps
Farmers but Raises Power Prices and Accelerates Groundwater Depletion. October
2, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solar is a
Doubled-Edged Sword in Pakistan as it Helps Farmers but Raises Power Prices and
Accelerates Groundwater Depletion
Vertical Solar Works Well on Flat Roofs in Norway’s
Arctic Circle: Catches Morning and Evening Sun When Demand and Prices are
Highest and Sheds Snow. October 27, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Vertical
Solar Works Well on Flat Roofs in Norway’s Arctic Circle: Catches Morning and
Evening Sun When Demand and Prices are Highest and Sheds Snow
China Builds World’s Largest Solar Farm on Tibetan Plateau: 162 Square Miles: Thinner Atmosphere at 10,000 Foot Elevation Yields Better Panel Efficiency. November 11, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China Builds World’s Largest Solar Farm on Tibetan Plateau: 162 Square Miles: Thinner Atmosphere at 10,000 Foot Elevation Yields Better Panel Efficiency
The Gila River Indian Community's Second Solar-Over-Canal
Project is Complete: Offers Great Benefits. January 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Gila
River Indian Community's Second Solar-Over-Canal Project is Complete: Offers
Great Benefits
China’s Green Energy Transition is Not as Rosy as It
Appears, According to Op-Ed by Charlie Garcia. January 23, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China’s
Green Energy Transition is Not as Rosy as It Appears, According to Op-Ed by
Charlie Garcia
German Study Finds That Solar Panel Efficiency Degrades
by 0.52–0.61% Annually, About Half of Previous Estimates: This Means Better
Economics, Higher Levelized Cost of Electricity, and Longer Life. March 28,
2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: German
Study Finds That Solar Panel Efficiency Degrades by 0.52–0.61% Annually, About
Half of Previous Estimates: This Means Better Economics, Higher Levelized Cost
of Electricity, and Longer Life
U.S. Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record
17% Share (19% if Smaller Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar
Deployments Dropping by 22%. April 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S.
Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record 17% Share (19% if Smaller
Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar Deployments Dropping by 22%
The Ivanpah Thermal Solar Power Plant, Once a Marvel of
Technology, Has Become an Expensive Boondoggle: Some Want it Shuttered, but
California Says It is Still Needed. May 10, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Ivanpah
Thermal Solar Power Plant, Once a Marvel of Technology, Has Become an Expensive
Boondoggle: Some Want it Shuttered, but California Says It is Still Needed
Aerosol Particles, Partly from Coal Pollution, Block
Sunlight and Reduce PV Solar Output: New Study Quantifies the Effects. May 19,
2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Aerosol
Particles, Mainly from Coal Pollution, Block Sunlight and Reduce PV Solar
Output: New Study Quantifies the Effects
U.S. Coast Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats
Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue
Missions, Illegal Fishing Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run
Continuously for Months Without a Crew. May 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Coast
Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries
in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue Missions, Illegal Fishing
Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run Continuously for Months Without
a Crew
Research Breakthrough Suggests That Perovskite Solar
Panels Can Reach Over 30% Efficiency If Manufacturing Issues Can Be Solved Via
Chemically Guided Manufacturing. May 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Research
Breakthrough Suggests That Perovskite Solar Panels Can Reach Over 30%
Efficiency If Manufacturing Issues Can Be Solved Via Chemically Guided
Manufacturing
Solar-Powered Desalination System Bypasses the Release of
Hypersaline Waste Brine: Self-Cleaning, Super-Wicking Solar Panels are the Key:
Minerals, Including Salt and Lithium, Can Be Recovered. May 29, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0:
Solar-Powered Desalination System Bypasses the Release of Hypersaline Waste
Brine: Self-Cleaning, Super-Wicking Solar Panels are the Key: Minerals,
Including Salt and Lithium, Can Be Recovered
Singlet Fission Via a Molybdenum-Based Near-Infrared
Light-Emitting Spin-Flip Emitter Shows Promise for Breaking the
Shockley–Queisser Limit of Solar Cell Efficiency. June 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Singlet
Fission Via a Molybdenum-Based Near-Infrared Light-Emitting Spin-Flip Emitter
Shows Promise for Breaking the Shockley–Queisser Limit of Solar Cell Efficiency
Cuba is Scrambling to Deploy Solar Energy Amid Oil
Blockade: Chinese Workers Have Been Helping, Starting Before the Blockade, Now
Accelerating. June 6, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cuba is
Scrambling to Deploy Solar Energy Amid Oil Blockade: Chinese Workers Have Been
Helping, Starting Before the Blockade, Now Accelerating
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