Recycling Solar Panels Is Essential To The Clean Energy Revolution
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:05:44 +0000
Recycling solar panels will become more important as older panels reach the end of their useful life.
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Solar Installation Growth Expected to Reach 700 GW by 2025
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:17:30 +0000
According to Andries Wantenaar of Rethink Energy, approximately 330 GW of solar modules were manufactured globally during 2022. Wantenaar expects that these modules will primarily be installed in 2023, with worldwide solar installation growth of 330 GW or more this year. Wantenaar quotes a Trendforce analysis that argues “351 GW will be installed worldwide in […]
Solar, Solar Everywhere! Clever & Creative Uses Are Dotting The Landscape
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:35:18 +0000
We’re starting to see solar everywhere, even as appropriate siting continues to be an issue to generate electricity from solar in bulk. As the cost of solar panels continues to drop, it is becoming increasingly competitive as a popular energy source for individual households, businesses of all sizes, and municipalities. As a result, some solar […]
Streamlined Solar Permitting App Surpasses 10,000 Solar Permits
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:45:47 +0000
Cumbersome, time-consuming, and costly solar permitting has been a major block to greater rooftop solar power adoption for decades. Even as solar panel costs came down and solar permitting was streamlined in other countries, the USA lagged behind in one of the most fundamental portions of the “going solar” process. Then it arrived (a bit […]
CleanTechnica Tested: The Jackery Solar Generator 1500 Pro
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:00:26 +0000
Jackery’s line of lithium-ion based portable power stations set the bar for the category and defined what a solar generator was for consumers around the world. The category has expanded significantly and has become the backbone for off-grid homes, van lifers, RV people, campers, and much more all around the world. Jackery continues to lead […]
A Treasure Trove For Rural & Commercial-Scale Solar Projects
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 22:00:26 +0000
Publications From 8 Teams Capture Insights for Communities Seeking To Harness Resiliency and Economic Benefits of Solar Energy It takes grace and dexterity to manage the policy and technical challenges of adopting renewable energy while also addressing disaster preparedness—bringing diverse stakeholders to the table at the same time. Eight teams in the second round of […]
Qcells Plans Largest Clean Energy Manufacturing Investment In US History
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:05:05 +0000
Qcells, a division of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, says it will invest $2.5 billion in two new solar panel factories in Georgia.
See-Through Solar Windows Turn Houses Into Powerhouses
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:00:35 +0000
See-through solar windows are crossing the Valley of Death that separates labwork from the world of commerce.
Solar Panels Go Perfectly With Pickup Truck Tonneau Covers
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 21:15:54 +0000
Despite a wave of opposition against solar arrays on farmland in the US, solar panels are going to find their way onto farmland one way or another. In the latest example, the Canadian company Worksport is introducing new solar-enabled tonneau covers that turn pickup trucks into rolling renewable energy microgrids, whether they run on electric […]
Solar Power To Propel Small But Mighty Water-Cleaning Robot
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:53:29 +0000
Solar power is sending robots off to duty on harbor clean-up and other environmental chores.