Articles written by Eric Wesoff

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Research & Development
First Solar’s PV module tech completes 25 years of testing at NREL “Determining how many years a solar panel will last can take, well, years.”
Eric Wesoff
Dec 14, 2020
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Research & Development
QuantumScape records breakthrough performance for solid-state batteries QuantumScape reported performance results this week for its solid-state batteries and their potential impact on the electric vehicle industry.
Eric Wesoff
Dec 09, 2020
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Aware but unprepared The solar industry cannot claim to be a clean energy source if it leaves a trail of hazardous waste. But, in the absence of a cogent PV recycling policy, the United States risks sending millions of solar modules and tons of toxics to landfill in the coming years. A new initiative by Recycle PV Solar seeks to address this problem.
Eric Wesoff
Dec 07, 2020
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End of life PV modules
Technology & Products
PV module recycling could harm US solar industry The PV industry can’t claim to be a clean energy source if it leaves a trail of hazardous waste.
Becky Beetz, Eric Wesoff
Dec 07, 2020
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Applications & Installations
US ‘aqueous air battery’ developer reveals investors in recent $76 million funding round 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.
Eric Wesoff
Dec 02, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Aurora Solar raises $50 million to support remote PV sales, design The investment underscores the critical role of software in driving the mainstream adoption of solar.
Eric Wesoff
Dec 01, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Bifacial PV modules no longer exempt from US Section 201 import tariffs 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.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 20, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Investors bet $27.5 million on Nanotech Energy’s graphene battery breakthrough 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.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 19, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Form Energy secures $70 million for ‘aqueous air battery’ Form Energy plans to deploy a 1 MW/150 MWh system with a Minnesota utility by 2023.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 17, 2020
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