BASF, NGK launch sodium-sulfur battery with less than 1% degradation rate
A set of technological improvements incorporated into the new product NAS MODEL L24 allows for lower maintenance costs compared to the earlier sodium sulfur battery type developed by the two manufacturers.
Sunrise brief: Titan Solar latest in residential solar business closures
Also on the rise: Reshore solar manufacturing but don’t stall construction with tariffs, suggests union official. Princeton NuEnergy scores $30 million in funding for lithium battery recycling. And more.
Princeton NuEnergy scores $30 million in funding for lithium battery recycling
The low-temperature plasma-assisted separation process, developed at Princeton University and now trademarked as LPAS, produces battery-grade cathode and anode materials suitable for direct reintroduction into cell manufacturing.
Longi claims 34.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) confirmed Longi’s achievement of a world record-breaking efficiency rating of 34.6% for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.
Reshore solar manufacturing but don’t stall construction with tariffs, suggests union official
A leader of a union whose members work in construction and maintenance said the union supported a moratorium on tariffs on certain imported solar panels, as domestic panel output increases, to preserve opportunities in solar construction and installation.
Sunrise brief: Solar visionaries to bring 5 GW module and 5 GW cell manufacturing to Tennessee
Also on the rise: NY invests $5 million in long-duration energy storage. Solar-powered bus depot features green hydrogen production. And more.
Solar visionaries form ReCreate, bringing 5 GW solar module and cell manufacturing to Tennessee
Dean Solon and Hamlet Tunyan, two solar industry leaders, have partnered on a new venture that will bring 5 GW of solar cells and 5 GW of solar modules to U.S. and EU markets.
Swift Solar closes $27 million in funding, plans perovskite solar factory
Swift Solar, a specialist in perovskite tandem photovoltaics, plans to build a factory in the U.S. in the next two to three years to manufacture thin-film solar.
Maxeon reveals minimized risk of hotspots in IBC solar panels
Maxeon’s Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar panels were found to disperse heat evenly, leading to lower operating temperatures in the shade and reduced degradation.
CATL, Gotion deny U.S. accusations of forced labor
U.S. lawmakers have urged for Chinese battery heavyweights CATL and Gotion High-Tech to be immediately added to an import ban list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Both manufacturers have adamantly denied the allegations.
