The decrease costs of solar technologies have led to the prospect of a move for photovoltaic and concentrating solar power from niche applications to major contributors…
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Welcome to this third biennial issue devoted to the integration of large-scale solar energy. Once gain Ben Kroposki, of the National Renewable Energy…
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This issue of IEEE Power & Energy Magazine is the third in a series that addresses the integration issues associated with the large-scale…
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Readers are encouraged to share their views on issues affecting the electric power engineering profession. Send your letters to Mel …
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Leader’s CornerRead more
Recently I read an interesting article on the Internet. The author, who was born in 1947, wrote that he had found a record of…
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HistoryRead more
The inspiration for this history article was supplied by Thomas J. Blalock, a frequent contributor of interesting and informative history articles…
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AwardsRead more
The IEEE Fellow Award is a special recognition for members with extraordinary accomplishments in the IEEE technical fields.
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The IEEE Power & Energy Society website features a meetings section, which includes calls for papers and…
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In My ViewRead more
I’ve been involved with the solar industry since 1999 and have seen many peaks and valleys throughout the years. Fortunately, each peak has been higher than the last…