“Determining how many years a solar panel will last can take, well, years.”

QuantumScape reported performance results this week for its solid-state batteries and their potential impact on the electric vehicle industry.

The PV industry can’t claim to be a clean energy source if it leaves a trail of hazardous waste.

The holy grail of energy storage has always been low-cost and long-duration. Form Energy plans to deploy a 1 MW/150 MWh system with a Minnesota utility before 2023 – an unprecedented energy storage duration, if successful.

The investment underscores the critical role of software in driving the mainstream adoption of solar.

The U.S. authorities are currently subjecting imported bifacial modules to a 20% penalty – the same tariff applied to almost all other crystalline silicon solar modules.

Nanotech Energy plans to release a non-flammable, environmentally friendly lithium battery that can charge “18 times faster than anything that is currently available on the market.” And it aims to do it within the next year.

Form Energy plans to deploy a 1 MW/150 MWh system with a Minnesota utility by 2023.

If you’re interested in some lightly used MOCVD and PVD thin-film solar cell production equipment, have we got a deal for you.

“We need a ‘deployment’ energy secretary,” Generate Capital President Jigar Shah said several years ago. “One who understands how entrepreneurs move from research to revenue. One who understands the difference between venture capital and project finance.”