Articles written by Brian Publicover

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Markets & Policy
China’s battery boom pivoting from scale to utilization, says Ember China’s battery storage sector is shifting from mandate-driven expansion toward a more market-driven phase as the country targets 300 GW of new energy storage by 2030, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember.
Brian Publicover
Jul 17, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Intertek CEA says 587Ah cells could drive down BESS costs through 2027 US research firm Intertek CEA says wider adoption of 587Ah battery cells could lower the cost of standard battery energy storage system (BESS) containers through 2027, even as lithium carbonate prices have risen sharply.
Brian Publicover
Jul 14, 2026
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Markets & Policy
pv magazine Focus: Quality control underpins bankable BESS projects Industry experts at pv magazine Focus – held last week on the sidelines of Intersolar 2026 in Munich, Germany – said quality control, contract design and certification, rather than battery chemistry alone, determine whether battery energy storage system (BESS) projects perform and remain bankable over their operating lifetimes.
Brian Publicover
Jun 30, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Europe’s storage capacity passes 100 GW, overtakes nuclear Europe’s installed energy storage capacity surpassed 100 GW for the first time in 2025, overtaking the region’s nuclear fleet, according to the 10th edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage (EMMES), published by LCP Delta and Energy Storage Europe.
Brian Publicover
Jun 23, 2026
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Research & Development
Boron nitride nanotubes move lithium ions 31 times faster than expected Researchers at Rutgers University, the University of Illinois Chicago, and Argonne National Laboratory have found that boron nitride nanotube membranes transport lithium ions far faster than expected, pointing to potential applications in lithium recovery from spent batteries and blue energy generation.
Brian Publicover
Jun 23, 2026
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Technology & Products
Silver drives PV recycling economics as module waste wave approaches With Europe and Australia facing a significant wave of end-of-life solar panels, researchers point to silver recovery as the most important lever for improving unit economics, but technical barriers and the absence of industry-wide purity standards are slowing progress.
Brian Publicover
Jun 11, 2026
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Technology & Products
Ceramifiable foam composite confines thermal runaway in lab battery module tests Researchers in China have developed a gradient-laminated ceramifiable silicone foam that transforms into a dense ceramic barrier under fire conditions, preventing thermal runaway propagation in a three-cell lithium-ion battery module under laboratory conditions.
Brian Publicover
Jun 10, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Africa’s solar power pools show rising synchronization risk under climate change A study using CMIP6 climate projections finds the geographic diversification assumption underpinning African power pool planning weakens under warming in several pools, with West and Central Africa projected to annually exceed 100 synchronized low-output days by late century in ensemble mean estimates.
Brian Publicover
Jun 08, 2026
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Technology & Products
Solar panel recycling yet to close cost gap before waste surge Without mandatory extended producer responsibility, the economics of recycling crystalline silicon modules – which make up roughly 95% of the global installed base – cannot justify the cost gap over landfill on material recovery alone.
Brian Publicover
Jun 05, 2026