Highlights

The April issue of FotoVolt is online. The special coverage “Diversified programming with regional flavor”, on page 34, bringing the complete schedule of the Intersolar Summit Brasil Nordeste 2022 and a sample of exhibition highlights. Receiving more than 300 congressmen and 30 top speakers, Summit 2022 discusses national policies, legal challenges, regulatory frameworks, financing and energy integration solutions, focusing on the numerous competitive advantages of the Northeast region. See on page 56 the article “Design of self-sufficient buildings with PV generation and thermal insulation”, presenting the development of a residential building project for regions with high temperatures and precarious or non-existent networks, considering photovoltaic energy generation and a thermal insulating material, to improve comfort, in addition to of energy storage in batteries. Furthermore, on page 72, the article “The influence of PV module and battery degradation in residential systems”, where an on-grid PV system with integrated storage is evaluated in work for the influence, on operation and performance, of PV generation decline and battery capacity, effects that are not usually considered in studies in general.


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