Researchers at the University of Ottawa say they have devised a method to optimize the effectiveness of solar panels, which includes incorporating artificial ground reflectors.
To study how reflective ground covers affect solar energy output, the university’s SUNLAB collaborated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo.
Research found that placing reflective surfaces under solar panels can increase their energy output by up to 4.5%.
“We found that highly reflective white surfaces can boost solar power output,” says Mandy Lewis, the paper’s lead author. “Critically, these reflectors should be placed directly under the solar panels, not between rows, to maximize this benefit.”
The project was funded by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ontario Graduate Scholarships and the U.S. Department of Energy.
The study “Artificial Ground Reflector Size and Position Effects on Energy Yield and Economics of Single Axis Tracked Bifacial Photovoltaics” was published in Progress in Photovoltaics journal.
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Eventually, many Trump supporters will come to realize that the meme at left is a hoax, that their leader fell for it, and spread it to countless people. But it would be interesting to know how many care.
We live in a post-truth society, where the fact that something is simply invented out of thin air means little if anything. In fact, if you’ve ever listened to Trump give a speech, you’ve seen that most of what see says is clearly false.
Until recently, we assumed that most Americans had the aspirations that were prevalent when we were young: get a good education and continue to learn until the day you die. Live a life of honesty, fairness, intelligence, and compassion. Perhaps, pick role model who exemplifies what you think of good human being, and emulate their thinking and behavior.
As we watch and listen to Trump supporters, we’re learning something tragic: a huge swath of the American population has no interest in any of this; in fact, they could call it “woke crap.”
Some say that the reason we have Trump in the White House has little to do with characteristics of Trump himself, but rather with those of the 77 million people who voted for him.
In case you’re wondering about it, it won’t be Trump or JD Vance, or any of the congressional Republicans who carts you away. As suggested at left, it will be some rando who used to pump your gas or your weigh your broccoli at the grocery store.
As we have seen in all fascist regimes, it’s not the schoolteachers or veterinarians or philosophers or cardiologists who round up “undesirables” and send them away to their deaths.
Not a bad reason to support public education.
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