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Desert Solar Challenges: QEERI’s Research on Robotic Cleaning and Antireflective Coating Degradation

October 17, 2024

Since its launch in 2018, the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) ‘s Solar Consortium has emerged as a leading force in solar technology research. Situated at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), the consortium focuses on real-world challenges solar energy systems face in harsh desert environments. Dr. Veronica Bermudez, Senior Research Director of QEERI’s […]

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Solar Reflectance & SRI Measurements for LEED

July 11, 2024

Building designers and developers that are pursuing the Heat island reduction credit for LEED certification require documentation of the Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) for their project’s roofing materials, shade giving structures, and paving materials. Under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009 rating system, credits SSc7.1 and SSc7.2 (combined as credit SSc5 in LEED v4) […]

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