by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
Im pretty sure larger are on the drawing block, but this one is about to fully turn on. I listened to a presentation comparing the merits of solar thermal vs solar pv, and the main driver of solar thermal was cheap energy storage today, and very competitive costs....
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
The article talks about a few techniques that will be used to recycle solar panels. Silver is one of the more valuable pieces of the process, but the high purity glass might be a revenue driver as well. The disassembly of the aluminum frames might be an issue due to...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
Jinko Solar is pushing a 23% solar panel in the lab now. In the 72 cell format, it will have an even higher value. This is awesome in that it is coming from someone that plans to offer this solar panel at 40¢/W. Looking forward to it. edit – This is a bifacial...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
2.7 GW of bifacial panels to get deployed in China this year. Good. We’re going to get a lot of real world efficiency gains and research that comes from glass backed bifacial solar panels. Even if we only get 10% of the electricity that the front gets,...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
A much heralded report shows solar and wind will lower wholesale prices, but it also shows a coming evolution in the pricing profile of the grid. These shifts in timing, shape, regularity and length will drive energy storage demand. May 18, 2018John WeaverDespite a...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Industry News
Over 100 solar workers visited the Massachusetts State House and held over 60 meetings with legislators and staff pushing positive political action on solar-related issues. May 17, 2018John WeaverThe State of Massachusetts is one of the nation’s leaders in solar...