Solar Power, Technology, and Policy

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

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