French start-up Rosi Solar has developed an industrial solution claimed to be capable of recovering high purity silicon, silver and copper contained in end-of-life PV modules. The company’s technology is based on a pyrolysis process that makes it possible to isolate the different metals from...
Read MoreThe list of planned gigawatt-scale battery cell manufacturing plants in Europe has grown, with Anglo-Korean battery maker Eurocell announcing plans for a gigafab in Western Europe to start manufacturing at scale within 12 months. In recent months, Europe has been shaping up as a hotspot of...
Read MoreSolar was able to cover over 3% of France's total electricity demand last year and its cumulative capacity reached 13,067MW at the end of December. From pv magazine France France deployed 2,687MW of new solar capacity in 2020, thus achieving its best performance ever recorded in terms...
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul announced a $25 million statewide federal grant proposal supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York State Department of Labor and the New York Community Colleges Energy Equity Consortium. This proposal will take a multi-faceted approach...
Read MoreAurora Solar and Mosaic, a financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, announced a new partnership to further accelerate solar adoption at scale. With this integration, solar installers can seamlessly access their Mosaic account in Aurora to provide homeowners competitive financing options...
Read MoreThere are literal oceans of space for floating PV (FPV), beyond the first applications on lakes, reservoirs and hydro-electric dams. For countries where land is at a premium, such as the Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan, offshore FPV is of particular interest. Of course, unlike a...
Read MoreThe 25 MW solar project acquired by Torrent Power benefits from a a 25-year power purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, now holds 40% of the total paid-up equity share capital of...
Read MoreElectric vehicles, both fully electric and plug-in hybrid EVs, look set to become dominant in new car sales within years in many parts of the world, but overall changes to car fleets face significant inertia. What impact will this have on the future grid, and...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory launched a new catalyst based on nitrogen and carbon to extract hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials at mild temperatures and under normal atmospheric conditions. Furthermore, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country is working on attracting...
Read MoreThe Dept. of Energy (DOE) will provide $2.91 billion to boost production of advanced batteries used in stationary energy storage and electric vehicles, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. DOE intends to fund battery materials refining and production plants, battery cell and pack manufacturing...
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