Much more than Goodenough
The world would have been a different place today had John Goodenough accepted the Shah of Iran’s $7 million offer, in 1974, to carry out solar research. Instead, he secured a job as the head of inorganic chemistry at the University of Oxford. During his tenure, he made a lithium-ion battery discovery that would affect the lives of almost everyone.
UP: Florida Power and Light-ing the way
Electric utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) has adopted sustainability practices for PV project development based on parent energy company NextEra’s ambitious Zero Carbon Blueprint, as pv magazine USA’s Anne Fischer reports.
UP: The value of natural capital
While the potential ecosystem benefits of solar have been trailed for some time, there is yet to be a comprehensive global guide to local-environment-friendly solar installation. Academics in the UK are proposing one.
The Solar+Storage Exclusive Forum 2023
In a new cooperation, pv magazine is partnering with Turkish event company Solis and the country’s solar industry association Güneş Enerjisi Sanayicileri ve Endüstrisi Derneği (Gensed), on a cutting-edge conference program at the Solar+Storage Exclusive Forum. The event is a part of the Solar+Storage Next Generation Fair in Istanbul on Aug. 31 and Sep. 1 and it is shaping up to be a key knowledge-sharing opportunity for the country’s solar and energy storage industries.
Final thought: Prices fall like stones into a pond
By Paula Mints, Chief Market Research Analyst, SPV Market Research.
