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(Credit: Canva Pro) A new method for recycling solar panels that can recover silver with greater efficiency has brought renewed excitement to the industry. The new process can quickly sort through the different components of solar panels, which is an important step for photovoltaic (PV) recycling. The method was developed …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, and Moscow’s subsequent throttling of natural gas supplies to Europe, threw global energy markets into disarray. What tech stocks have room to run? Europe panicked as it confronted the ugly reality of its fragile energy security. It scrambled to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) …

New Delhi: India is considering expanding its solar STAR-C initiative, run by the International Solar Alliance, to a number of Pacific Island countries, according to persons aware of the matter. The program aims to boost solar energy ecosystems in the poorest countries. In the Pacific, it currently runs in Tonga. …

It’s been nearly a year since Democratic lawmakers pushed the first new climate spending legislation in more than a decade over the congressional finish line. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or IRA, includes $369 billion in clean-energy tax credits and funding for climate and energy programs, money that is …

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New research from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory indicates that bifacial perovskite solar cells, which capture sunlight on both sides, have for the first time shown potential to outperform …

DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state …

SeaVolt, a collaboration between Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul, gets ready for its first floating solar energy test platform to be installed offshore. The platform floatation system is currently located in the port of Ostend, on the Belgian North Sea coast, where the main contractor Equans is finalizing assembly. …

WASHINGTON—More than 125 groups are urging the US Bureau of Reclamation and the Interior Department to develop a new initiative to deploy solar power over the nearly 8,000 miles of canals owned and operated by the federal government. Today’s letter to the Interior Department and Bureau of Reclamation said installing …

Instead of a plaque or a piece of silver, US Vice President Kamala Harris received an unusual gift from President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Washington – a solar panel developed by researchers at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan in recognition of her advocacy for environmental policy and …

DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state …