Articles written by Marie Beyer

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Akuo speaks out on recent fire accident at its 17MW floating PV plant in France Nearly a month after the fire occurred at the O’Mega 1 floating power plant in Piolenc, Akuo has drawn the first conclusions from the incident. pv magazine was able to visit the site to observe the damage, gather lessons, and see the arrangements put in place by the site managers.
Marie Beyer
Mar 01, 2022
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New PV module recycling tech from France French start-up Rosi Solar has developed an industrial solution claimed to be capable of recovering high purity silicon, silver and copper contained in end-of-life PV modules. The company’s technology is based on a pyrolysis process that makes it possible to isolate the different metals from the cells.
Marie Beyer
Feb 15, 2022
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Eurazeo acquires 80% stake in Ikaros Solar Through this operation, the French investment firm wants to help Ikaros Solar further develop its 300MW solar project pipeline.
Marie Beyer
Jan 18, 2022
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Solar carport without foundations Conceived by French solar company Mecojit, the solar carport solution can be deployed without excavation work and can be coupled with EV recharging stations.
Marie Beyer
Dec 13, 2021
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Solar-plus-storage powers urban elevator in Italy The elevator is powered not only by the solar array and the batteries but also by the energy produced by the elevator itself while it is moving, through gravitational storage.
Marie Beyer
Dec 06, 2021
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Solar-powered airplane to reach the stratosphere The airplane is powered by 22 square meters of solar cells with an efficiency of up to 24% and 14 kWh of lithium-ion batteries. According to its creators, it can reach an altitude of 25,000m.
Marie Beyer
Sep 08, 2021
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