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Distributed Generation (C&I/Residential)
A1 - A Comparative Evaluation of Smart Meters for Rural Electrification in Senegal
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A2 - A Look at Solar Professionals' Efficiency
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A3 - Analyzing Optimal Revenue Stacking in Grid-connected Microgrids
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A4 - Analyzing the Demand Charge Savings from Solar Using Statistical Arbitrage
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A5 - Assessing Efficiency of Inverters and Distributed Energy Resources
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A6 - Best Hiring Practices for Renewable Energy
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A7 - Best Practices for the Originator Model in the Solar Industry
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A8 - Bi/non Partisan Solar Messaging in Hyper Partisan Times
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A9 - Case Study: Renewable Microgrid for a Critical Facility
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A11 - Changes to PV Integration Testing and Commissioning Methods-post 2018
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A12 - Cost-reduction Roadmap for Residential Solar Photovoltaics (PV), 2017-2030
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A13 - Creating Corporate Culture Based on Burning Man Principles to Achieve Greater Sales
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A14 - Demand Charge Management Software for Commercial Solar Customers
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A15 - Disruptive Generation
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A16 - Economic Feasibility of Solar-plus-storage Systems for Residential and Commercial Customers: A Case Study for IL
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A17 - Economically Sizing Solar Systems for Peak Load Shaving with and Without Backup Generation
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A10 - Electric Vehicles Powered by Sunshine
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A18 - Energy Forecasting Nerd out Session
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A19 - Evaluation of the Rhode Island Distributed Generation Pilot Program
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A20 - Experiment of Demand Dispatch System Co-operated with Solar Generation System
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A21 - Floating Solar in the United States: What’s Possible and Who Benefits?
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A22 - Hotel Projects with Solar Thermal and PV Challenges and Opportunities
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A23 - How Blockchain Will Reshape the Global Energy Landscape
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A25 - How to Accelerate the Growth of Residential Solar Using Mobile & Software
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A26 - More Meaningful Durability/reliability Testing for Bankability Studies
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A27 - Naak Energy Cloud Platform - Smart Solar & Battery Management Infographic
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A28 - Overcoming Economic Barriers to Make Renewable Energy Accessible by Everyone Through Community Solar
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A29 - Ready for Rail-less? How to Determine If It’s Right for Your Company
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A30 - Residential Installation Quality in State- and Utility-operated Programs
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A31 - Review of Interconnection Costs and Practices in the Western States
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A32 - Solar Without Subsidies: How Strategic R&D Partnerships Drive Self-sufficient Solar Growth
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A33 - Solar Works DC: Preparing DC Residents for Solar Careers
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A34 - Supporting Low-income PV: Lessons Learned from Colorado Energy Office Strategy and Roadmap for Other States
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A35 - Text Messaging for Marketing and Communication - Best Practices and Great Ideas
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A41 - The Importance of Enhanced Aesthetics and Increased Efficiency in Spurring Solar Deployment
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A36 - The Road to Inequality Reduction, Through Nano, Micro and Mini Solar Grid Deployment
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A37 - Top Technology Developments Transforming Solar Design
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A38 - Transitioning to UL61730 PV Safety Standard
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A39 - True Disaster-proof Resiliency: Solar, Storage and Generators
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A42 - Type B Ground Fault Protection on Adjustable Frequency Drives
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A40 - Valuing PV and Energy Efficiency in Buildings
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Energy Storage
B1 - A Case for Hydrogen Generation for Value-creation During RE Curtailment Periods
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B2 - A Novel Holistic Approach to Solar Energy
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B3 - A Novel Solution for Minimizing Grid Impact with Solar, Energy Storage and Bi-directional EV Charging
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T12 - Advancing Energy Storage Opportunities
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B4 - Bringing the Power of Aggregation to Residential Storage
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B5 - Central America's Largest Microgrid: A Study in Solar, Storage, and Resiliency
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B6 - DC vs. AC Coupled vs. Transformerless DC Storage Efficiency in Residential
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B7 - Dc-coupled Solar Plus Storage System Considerations
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T15 - Design Solutions to Mitigate Hydrogen Embrittlement in High Cycle Pressure Vessels
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B8 - Economics of PV + Storage for Peaking Capacity
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B9 - Energy Storage as Emissions Control in a High-renewables, Low-hydroelectric Future Southwest
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B10 - Energy Storage to Mitigate PV Curtailment in the Japanese Market
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B11 - Energy Storage with Renewable Energy Implementation in South Korea
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B12 - How a Solar + Smartstorage® Energy Storage System Translated to 150,000 Meals in New Mexico
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B13 - How Much Can a Residential Energy Storage Project Actually Save?
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B14 - Increasing Community Resilience with Distributed Generation, Storage and Microgrids
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B15 - Key Issues for Complying with Investment Tax Credit Requirements on Solar+storage Projects
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B16 - Long-term Resilient Microgrids for Critical Load Facilities
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T13 - Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage for Heating and Cooling - Realized Projects in Switzerland
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T11 - Solar + Storage Market Place Regulatory and Market Innovations: paradigm Shift Ahead
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B17 - The Miris Project: The Bells and Whistles Cmi’s Micro-grid Project: Miris (Micro Grid in Seraing)
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B18 - True Long Duration Energy Storage
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B19 - UL 9540A, a Means to Evaluate Energy Storage System Fire Characterization for an Installation
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E36 - Whose Community Solar Is It?
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Finance and Asset Management
C1 - Accurate, Low-cost Solar Irradiance Measurements from a New, Compact Thermopile Pyranometer
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C2 - Autonomous PV Plants
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C3 - Beating the S&P 500: Solar Investments Turbocharged
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C4 - Cloud-based Software and the Future Utility
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C5 - Drone-powered Inspection Services Optimize Operations and Reduce Cost Throughout the Solar Asset Life Cycle
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C6 - Exploring the Drivers and Inhibitors of Solar Power Investments: A Swedish Research Project of the Real Estate Industry
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C7 - Optimizing O&M Through Smart Technology for Better Long-term Performance
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C8 - PACE PPA: Policy, Process, and Productivity
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C9 - Photovoltaic (PV) System Degradation – a Risk Perspective on Forecasting Lifetime Net Present Value
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C10 - PV Inverter Useful Life Model
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C11 - PV Module Procurement Risks and Mitigation Methods
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C12 - Scaling up the Incentive Markets to Unlock Innovation and Value
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C13 - Solar PV Funding and M&A Trends
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C14 - Strategies for Limiting Attorney Fees for Solar Project Development
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C15 - Structuring Alternative Fee Arrangements for Legal Work in Solar Project Development
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C16 - Taking Cost out of the Solar Supply Chain
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C17 - Technological Innovations Drive down LCOE
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C18 - The New Normal? solar Project Finance in a New Political Climate
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C19 - Your IRR Function Is a Ticking Time Bomb
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Grid Modernization and Innovation
D1 - Bigger Market for Solar Than the Electricity Grid: Carbon-free Transportation Fuels, Hydrogen and Anhydrous Ammonia
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D2 - Connecting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to the Internet: Reliably, Securely and Cost Effectively
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D3 - Curtailing Distribution-connected Solar PV: Economic and Regulatory Considerations
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D4 - Drill-free Roof-top Solar Photovoltaic Panels Tied to Portable Engineered Frame
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D5 - First in Canada Field Demonstration of Nighttime Motor Stabilization by PV Solar Farms as PV-STATCOM
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D6 - How to Bring Cryptocurrency Tokens to Your Customers Utilizing Smart Solar + Energy Management
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T32 - Maximizing Integrated PV, Energy Storage, and Controllable Load’s Value Proposition Through Optimal Control Strategy
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D7 - Networked DC Power for Efficiency and Flexibility
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D8 - Optimize Self-consumption and Future-proof Your Solar Investment
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D9 - Parabolic Photovoltaic Generates Power Sun-day and Night When Bright Light Focused on the Parabolic Surface
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D10 - Renewable Energy & Workforce Development in LMI Communities
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D11 - Solar Powered Fans in a Vehicle Could Maintain Ambient Temperatures in the Summer
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D12 - Successful Microgrid Application - A World Class, Real Life Example!
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D13 - UL1741 and UL62109-2, Advanced Technology Inverter Progression (Filling the Gap Between IEEE 1547 and 1547.1)
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D14 - UL3741 PV Hazard Control - Reducing Hazards for Firefighters
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D15 - Understanding Microgrid and Energy Storage Feasibility Studies
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T17 - Using Electric Vehicles as Virtual Power Plants
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D16 - Virtual Net Metering and Its Use in Affordable Housing - Success Stories
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D17 - Why Carports Are a Better Choice Than Roof Mounts and Grounds
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D18 - Wire Management Best Practices
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Smart Energy Technologies
T04 - A Data-driven Approach to Rooftop Solar Adoption in Rural Regions
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T10 - A Standardized Test Protocol for Evaluating Residential Energy Storage Systems
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T09 - An Analysis of Power Quality Measurements from 29 Distribution-connected DER Installations
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T02 - Build Back a Metaphor for Present Day Dysfunctional, Inefficient, Outdated Grid and Power Production System
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T05 - Evaluating and Selecting DER Communications Protocol(s)
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T07 - Implementing LPWAN Using Lora Communication Protocol in Smart Home and Smart Energy Applications
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T01 - Load Isolation & Flexible Pv-powered Water Heater Controller Achieves up to 96% Peak Efficiency
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T03 - Powering a Sustainable Future with Power Electronics
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T08 - The Energyscore: an Alternative to Credit Requirements for Low-to-moderate Income Community Solar
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T06 - The Facts About 'Hybrid Solar Cooling' -- does It Meet the Laws of Thermodynamics?
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Solar Energy (photovoltaics)
T18 - 24% Efficiency Hybrid Cell Technology Integrating a Low-cost, Precision-pattern Cu Metallization Used for Advanced PCB
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T19 - A NFPA 70B & 70E Overview: Eliminate the Risk of Electrical Hazards & Avoid Shutdowns
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T20 - A Roadmap for C-si Solar Panel End-of-life Treatment
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T42 - A Software to Size Rooftop PV Systems
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T21 - Applying Manufacturing Processes to Improve Quality, Reduce Costs, and Increase Value of Solar PV Installations
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T22 - Bankability of Novel Energy Technologies
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T23 - CSA C450 - PV Module Testing Protocol for Quality Assurance Programs
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T24 - Dryland Agrivoltaics: Co-locating Photovoltaics and Agriculture to Increase Module Performance, Food Production, and Water Savings
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T41 - Effect of Energy Policies and Regualtions on the Solar Industry
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T25 - Effects of Extreme Environments on Solar Tracker Mechanical Systems
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T26 - Eroding Soils, Eroding Image, Eroding Profits - Why Erosion Control & Drainage Matter
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T27 - Estimating ultraviolet Radiation from Total Radiation
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T28 - Field Testing of DC Arc Flash on Photovoltaic Equipment
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T43 - Geotechnical Engineering Considerations That Impact Ground-mount Utility-scale Solar Projects; Gate-stop Phasing of Evaluations & Design
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T29 - Impacts of Solar Energy on Wholesale Electricity Prices and Bulk Power System Operations
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T47 - Latest Technology Trends - Integrated Wire Management
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T30 - Low-cost Multi-parameter Sensor for Solar Resource Application
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T31 - Mars™ Optical Soiling Sensor
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T33 - Navigating Potential Impacts to Waters of the U.S. (WOUS) and Cultural Resources
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T34 - Novel Soiling Detection System for Photovoltaic Panels
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T35 - Optimized Pile Design Eliminates Excess Steel and Allows for More Ways to Cut Construction Costs
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T46 - Pile Load Test Results and How to Interpret: $m's Can Be Riding on the Approach
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T36 - Preconfiguring Inverter Set Points (PRECISE) Tool
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T37 - Q.PEAK DUO – Latest Cell and Module Technologies for Most Competitive LCOE
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T38 - Recycling PV Modules
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T39 - The Advantages of Bifacial Solar Panels in Snowy Climates
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T44 - The Unlimited Possibilities and Versatility of Lightweight and Flexible PV Modules
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T40 - What Lies Beneath PV Power Plants - Innovations in Vegetation Management
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T16 - Wind Induced Dynamic Loads on Single Axis Trackers
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Utility Scale Generation
E1 - A Case Study of Permitting a Community Solar Garden in Minnesota
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E2 - A Compact PV Module Test Program That Benchmarks Performance and Reliability Kpis of Different Products
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E3 - A Methodology for Performing Project Lifetime Cost Assessments of Various Standard Horizontal Single-axis Trackers (HSATs)
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E4 - Accurate Performance Prediction of Large Scale PV Power Plants with Complex Layouts
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E5 - Attaining Real Grid Parity with Renewables + Storage
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E6 - Automating Solar Construction Site Inventory Analysis – via Drones, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision
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E7 - Can Pollinator-friendly Solar Development Benefit Nearby Agriculture?
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E8 - Case Study: Using String Optimizers to Repower an Existing Utility-scale PV System to Improve ROI
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E9 - Challenges of Building Utility Grade Solar in Northern Climates: Lessons Learned from Minnesota
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E10 - Challenges of PV System Acceptance Testing in Winter
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E11 - Due Diligence and M&A for Clean Energy Projects
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E12 - Floating Solar: Targeting the Right Water Bodies
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E14 - Grid Interconnection 101 for Developers
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E15 - How Open Collaboration and Smart Data Can Unlock Solar Project Insights
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E16 - Impact of Artificial Intelligence & Computing Power on PV Design Methods and Results
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E34 - Increasing Returns of Utility Scale Solar Projects by Leveraging Next-generation Module and Tracking Technology
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E17 - Installation and Soft Cost Reduction for Solar Single Axis Trackers
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E18 - Integrating Renewables on the Grid - Ladwp's 250MW Beacon Solar and Battery Energy Storage
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E19 - Iot in the Air: Leveraging Uav's to Topo Map 10,000 Acres in 5 Days
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E20 - Lessons Learned from a Year of Community Solar Promotion in the Southeast
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E21 - Mapping Solar Forecast Uncertainty for the Continental United States
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E22 - New Dimensions of Cold Roll Forming - Optimization Simplifies Supply Chain and Handling
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E23 - Non Invasive Examination of Solar Panel in Service Environment Using Narrow Band Width UV Light
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E24 - Plastic or Metal? How Wire Management Materials Impact the Lifespan of PV Systems
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E25 - Power Control for PV Plants
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E26 - Preparation of AZO Films Using a Slot-die Printing
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E27 - Solar in the Southeast
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E28 - Solar Technology Advancements
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E29 - Underwater Ground Resistance Design of Floating and Marine Pvs for the Safety of Microgrid Network
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E30 - Unearthing Soiling Loss: An Overview of Modeling Soiling Loss
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E31 - Using Activity-based Project Management to Improve Solar Project Performance
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E32 - Utility-scale Solar- empirical Analyses of Project Cost, Performance and Pricing Trends in the U.S
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E33 - Visualizing a Win: Aesthetic Considerations for Utility and Community Scale Solar Generation Projects
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