ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year, lightning strikes cause house fires, power surges, and costly property damage. It happened just last week in Ormond Beach — but the good news is, many of these impacts are ...

Lightning protection in photovoltaic (PV) systems is a critical area of study as these installations are increasingly exposed to atmospheric discharges that can substantially disrupt energy production ...

Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the chances for tree damage are quite possible. Lightning protection systems ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...

A thunderstorm is one of nature's most dramatic acts, and one of its most frightening. All thunderstorms produce lightning, every bolt of which releases around 1 billion joules worth of energy. That's ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

ORNL researchers and technicians prepare to remove the wind blade tips from molds where glass fibers were cured with layers of ORNL carbon fiber. Source | Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy ...

Swiss mounting system manufacturer Smartvolt has added lightning safety to its pre-assembled, foldable SmartSolarBox solution for installers of flat roofs and temporary sites. It also now supports 600 ...