Addressing the dangers of lead pollution from solar power batteries in Africa by Sophie Jenkins London, UK (SPX) Apr 19, 2024 A study conducted by The University of Manchester highlights significant health and environmental risks from the informal recycling of lead-acid batteries used in off-grid solar systems in Malawi. These batteries are essential […]
Flexgen Partners With Infinigen Renewables On Solar + Battery Storage Project In Puerto Rico. FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. (“FlexGen”), a leading battery energy storage integration and software technology provider, Infinigen Renewables, a leading solar renewables company (“Infinigen”) and ArcLight Capital Partners (“ArcLight”) today announced a milestone power and battery infrastructure project – a ~15 MW storage […]
Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies announce new solar array partnership by Staff Writers Momentus by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) has unveiled their partnership aimed at jointly marketing innovative solar arrays that integrate Momentus’s low-cost Tape Spring Solar Array […]
Quantum material achieves up to 190% efficiency in solar cells by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2024 Researchers from Lehigh University have developed a material that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar panels. A prototype incorporating this material as the active layer in a solar cell displays an […]
India almost doubled its imports of silicon wafers from China in 2023, highlighting India’s expansion in solar cells and modules amid rising dependence on China’s materials. According to the General Administration of Customs of China, China exported silicon wafers worth US$318 million in 2023 to India, up 91.2% from a year ago. India was the […]
Space-based solar panels can continuously generate 2,000 gigawatts of power. That’s 40 times more energy than solar panels would produce annually on Earth. It is also several times higher than the efficiency of today’s solar panels. Does Elon Musk support solar energy? Is Elon Musk offering free solar panels? Is Tesla free? There’s no point […]
