The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has developed a recycling process for end-of-life PV modules, recovering silicon and silver, using supercritical CO2. Virginie Basini, head of CEA's sustainable technologies department, discussed the technique with pv magazine France.From pv magazine France The European aim...
Read MoreResearchers recently identified the optimal laser energy for crafting BFO/WO3 bilayer thin films for solar cells at 200 millijoules (mJ), by carefully considering factors such as leakage and band gap.Scientists from India have researched the impact of different laser fabrication energy levels on the photovoltaic...
Read MoreIn a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced their agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the result of a 20-month...
Read MoreFirstService Residential and its subsidiary FirstService Energy announced the launch of “Solarize at Work,” a program designed to educate and assist FirstService Residential and FirstService Energy associates in incorporating sustainability into their daily lives. The program first launched in FirstService Residential’s California, Arizona and Nevada...
Read MoreNew figures provided to pv magazine by Rystad Energy reveal that the amount of unsold panels in European warehouses may have more then doubled between mid-July and the end of August, and that it may reach 100 GW by the end of the year. Analyst...
Read MoreIndia’s growth in solar generation (+26%, +12 TWh) in the first half of 2023 was above the global average growth (+16%). In H1 2023, India contributed nearly as much new solar generation as the EU, with 12% of the global additions.India contributed 12% of the...
Read MoreMalakoff and MMC Group have agreed to deploy 500 MW of solar in Malaysia, while Citicore has agreed to supply 7.5 MW of solar to utility Clark Electric Distribution Corp. in the Philippines. A pair of power purchase agreement (PPA) announcements in Southeast Asia signal the...
Read MoreThe Luxembourg Ministry of Energy has allocated 52.7 MW in an agrivoltaics tender. While the final prices from the procurement exercise have not been disclosed, the ministry said it considered ecological and agricultural factors.From pv magazine Germany The Ministry of Energy of Luxembourg has allocated 52.7...
Read MoreDuke Energy on Oct. 4 announced it has completed the sale of its commercial distributed generation portfolio to an investment fund managed by ArcLight Capital Partners. The sale agreement, which was previously announced on July 5, 2023, includes REC Solar’s operating assets, development pipeline and...
Read MoreCalifornia highway solar power bill reaches governor’s desk Sacramento, California California lawmakers passed new legislation sponsored by Environment America that would encourage solar installations along the state’s highways. The bill that would establish a process for entities to operate and build solar arrays within state-owned...
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