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New thin-film modern technology uses lasting elements for solar panels
Commercialized thin-film photovoltaic panels on the market include rare-earth elements like indium and gallium, or very toxic steels like cadmium. Both of these thin-film photovoltaic panel types have their own problems, such as high-cost and issues in operation in living places.
Jun 30, 2020 // Technology, Solar Panels, solar cells, Jin-Kyu Kang, DGIST, Dae-Hwan Kim
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online
Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Asia, Russia, Far East
Pyrazine polymer PHATNs up cathode in sodium-ion batteries
Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed an organic polymer electrode which they claim demonstrates stable function for a sodium-ion battery over 50,000 cycles and also offers encouraging performance in magnesium-ion and aluminum-ion storage devices.
Nov 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, China, Asia, lithium, University of Maryland, sodium-ion battery, polymer electrode
Li-Cycle to open up lithium battery recycling center in Phoenix
Lithium battery recycler Li-Cycle Corp. will certainly build its third industrial lithium-ion battery recycling facility in The United States and Canada, to be found in Gilbert, Arizona, within the Phoenix metropolitan area. It will join Li-Cycle's existing centers in Rochester, New York, as well as Kingston, Ontario
Apr 14, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, lithium battery, recycler, Li-Cycle Corp., Tim Johnston
Ultrasonic Delamination Could Make Battery Recovery Quick & Green
Researchers at U.K.'s Faraday Institution claim that the use of ultrasonic sound waves can make battery recovery faster, green, and also much less energy-intensive. Their research study reveals that ultrasonic delamination is proven to be 100 times faster than conventional techniques.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, Birmingham, Faraday Institution, Green Chemistry, Leicester, ultrasonic delamination
7 Companies That Are Leading the Way for Solar-Powered Cars
The naysayers aren't stopping big automakers and startups from developing the technology. There are some ideas where the payoff for success would be so huge that you just have to try.
Nov 27, 2019 // Transport, Japan, Toyota, NEDO, TESLA, Germany, Sono Motors, Hyundai, Elon Musk, Europe, Asia, Korea, Squad Mobility, Robert Hoevers, Light Year, Stella Ersa, Sion, New Energy, Koji Makino
Boralex launches 9-MW crowdfunded solar farm in France
Canadian renewable resource company Boralex Inc (TSE: BLX) announced on Tuesday that it has actually commissioned its 9-MW (AC) La Cle des Champs solar farm in south-central France, its very first crowdfunded asset in the nation.
Oct 12, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Boralex, solar farm
Oregon's biggest solar project now online in Gilliam County
Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, has attained commercial procedure at its 162-MWAC (205 MWDC) Pachwáywit Fields solar farm (also known as Montague Solar) in Gilliam County, Oregon, coming to be the state's biggest solar PV plant. The center will supply energy to large clients and districts registered in Portland General Electric's (PGE) Green Future Impact program, allowing them to meet their ambitious sustainability as well as carbon decrease goals.
Apr 26, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Oregon, PV Power Plant
TU Eindhoven: Off-Road Solar Car Stella Terra Unveiled
Experience the World's First Off-Road Solar Car: Stella Terra. Developed by the Eindhoven University of Technology, the car is powered by solar energy and is taking on the Sahara Desert this October. Join the team in its challenge to prove a sustainable future is possible.
Sep 20, 2023 // Transport, TU Eindhoven, Stella Terra
U.S. Light Energy, Standard Solar complete 7-MW New York community solar project
U.S. Light Energy, a New York solar energy company specializing in the development of solar electric and community solar systems, celebrated the completion of the 7-MW Sugar Hill Solar Farm. Local officials, project partners and U.S. Light Energy participated in a ribbon-cutting and community tour of the first community solar farm in Clifton Park, New York.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, U.S. Light Energy, Mark Richardson, Scott Wiater, Mary Beth Walsh
This Is Why We Don't Have Solar-Powered Autos
The suggestion of humming about on pure sunshine appears compelling. The sun certainly gives off enough energy, yet math discloses that it's much less useful than it seems.
Jun 10, 2021 // Technology, Transport
Off-grid solar attracted record US$ 450m investment last year
Financial investment in the off-grid solar industry hit a record US$ 450 million in 2021, according to the latest report from the Global Off-grid Lighting Association (GOGLA).
Jun 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, investment, Gogla, off-grid, equity finance, sun king, debt finannce, grants
OX2 Charts Sunshine State Solar Future With Rollingstone Hybrid Hub
OX2 plans a 150-MW solar farm with 256 MWh battery in Rollingstone, Queensland—powering 55 000 homes and bolstering the state’s 2032 renewable target.
Jul 17, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, OX2
NextEra brings on-line 130MW Arizona PV plus storage space
Wilmot Energy Center will provide electrical power to Tucson Electric Power consumers
May 4, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Susan Gray, Wilmot Energy Center
Ignitis scraps deal to buy 170-MW solar portfolio in Poland
The renewables arm of Lithuanian power business Ignitis Grupe AB (VSE: IGN1L) has actually terminated an arrangement for the purchase of approximately 170 MW of under-development solar projects in Poland.
Feb 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, IGNITIS