A promising method of enhancing the circular economy is distributed plastic recycling. In this
study plastic waste is upcycled into 3-D printing filament with a recyclebot, which is an open …

Free and open-source hardware (FOSH) development has been shown to increase
innovation and reduce economic costs. This article reviews the opportunity to use FOSH as …

The open source introduction of fused filament fabrication (FFF) enables distributed
manufacturing of consumer products. However, with a wide range of low-cost FFF 3-D …

The average American is highly supportive of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology and has
the opportunity to earn a high return of investment from a PV investment for their own home …

The global energy market is characterized by the strong growth of photovoltaic (PV) energy.
This renewable source contributes to sustainable development and is a strategic player in …

Although small solar photovoltaic (PV) systems avoid most soft costs, they still have a
relatively high $/W value due to racking costs. In order to fulfill the promise of small-scale …

Fixed-tilt mechanical racking, consisting of proprietary aluminum extrusions, can dominate
the capital costs of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Recent design research has …

Vertical bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) racking systems offer the opportunity for large-scale
agrivoltaics to be employed at farms producing field crops with conventional farming …

Rapid decline in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and associated electronics has
elevated the significance of structural balance of systems (BOS) in the system cost …

Open-source technological development is well-known for rapid innovation and providing
opportunities to reduce costs and thus increase accessibility for a wide range of products …