Solar panel recycling: Demand, technology and supply chain
On Day Three of pv magazine USA Week, end of life for solar panels was in the spotlight in a presentation by Brett Henderson, CEO and co-founder of Solarpanelrecycling.com.
Sunrise brief: Solar companies unite in Helene disaster relief in North Carolina
Also on the rise: A high-renewables grid with faster transmission buildout can save $270 billion or more. What to expect in a residential solar loan. And more.
Solar companies unite in Helene disaster relief in North Carolina
Greentech Renewables Raleigh, Footprint Project, Land of Sky Regional Council of Governments, and the NC Sustainable Energy Association are partnering on bringing solar and battery microgrids to Western North Carolina.
Solar recycling innovation keeps solar panels out of landfills
SolarPanelRecycling.com uses AI and proprietary processes to separate critical materials from used or broken solar panels, contributing to a circular economy and reducing waste.
Solar recycler approved for National PV Recycling Program
Solar Energy Industries Association added SolarPanelRecycling.com to its list of approved vendors for recycling program.
Flexible interconnection at far lower cost and nearly twice the speed
Substantial cost and time savings are possible with flexible “connect and manage” interconnection of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects, two studies have found.
Natron Energy announces $1.4 billion sodium ion battery factory in North Carolina
The company will open a 24 GW annual production facility, creating over 1,000 jobs.
More solar installations coming to U.S. military bases
In a partnership with Duke Energy valued at an estimated $248 million, the U.S. Department of Defense will be the exclusive purchaser of all output generated by two new solar facilities, which will serve five military bases.
Flexible interconnection with curtailed output can benefit everyone, analyst says
Allowing flexible interconnection for large solar projects can reduce costs and speed deployment, benefiting developers, ratepayers and utility staff, said a presenter at a North Carolina conference of utility regulators.
Silfab receives funds to develop U.S.-made back-contact N-type solar cells
Silfab Solar is one of seven awardees of DOE funding for projects that will use dual-use PV technologies to electrify buildings, decarbonize the transportation sector and reduce land-use conflicts.
