Alternative Energy - Articles, Stories & Interviews
We Recycle Solar and Renewables.org Announce New Solar Panel Donation Program for Earth Month 2025
This new program helps solar asset owners, developers, independent power producers (IPPs), and manufacturers reduce disposal costs while supporting sustainable energy solutions that benefit global communities.
Case Study: Streamlining Solar Panel Replacement and Recycling in Bermuda
This case study explores how utility scale solar maintenance may require global access to replacement parts and recycling facilities, spanning three countries, utilizing both land and sea shipping, and ensuring compliance with all international regulations.
A Review of Recent Advances in Metal Recovery through Hyperaccumulator Phytomining
This review explores key hyperaccumulator species, their physiological mechanisms for metal uptake, and advancements in genetic engineering, soil amendments, and microbial-assisted strategies to enhance bioavailability and translocation.
How New Leaf Energy Uses Anza’s Module Data to Improve Its Solar Development Design Process
New Leaf Energy faced hurdles in module selection and project optimization due to the lack of up-to-date pricing and production data. The team struggled to access reliable cost and availability information.
Common Misconceptions about Integrating a Battery with a Solar System
Panasonic developed the SmartBox to offer homeowners the ability to control their solar systems to run how best suits their needs. For example, with Smart Load Control homeowners can prioritize and schedule select appliances and their energy usage.
Preparing for change - Resistors help to get the most out of wind power
Offshore farms are much further from the grid than their onshore counterparts, meaning there are less readily available connection points to distribute power to the transmission network.
Automotive Electrification Movement
Experts from two industry-leading electronics companies Molex and DigiKey—shed light on the current state of the electrification movement and key considerations for the future of the automotive industry.
Alternative Energy - Featured Stories
Inlyte Energy and HORIEN Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Iron-Sodium Battery Manufacturing in the United States
Combining HORIEN's 25+ years of manufacturing expertise and Inlyte's innovative, low-cost battery design will help accelerate the scale-up of Inlyte's first US factory, simplify its supply chain, and facilitate introduction of the iron-sodium battery to the market.
BYD Energy Storage launches Battery-Box LV5.0+ Energy Storage System and Power-Box inverters at Solar & Storage Live Africa
This new residential energy storage system is the latest addition to the award-winning Battery-Box solution family. The Battery-Box LV5.0+ can be used with BYD Energy Storage’s own Power-Box inverters and is also compatible with inverters of many proven inverter partners.
Thin-Film Solar PV: Powering Satellites with Low Sun Exposure
As technological advancements continue to emerge, a particularly innovative variant of solar technology, thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells, is gaining attention for its use in applications that extend beyond the reach of our planet.
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
BAC to Exhibit at Data Center World 2025, the Leading Global Conference for Data Center Facilities and IT Professionals
BAC to Showcase Innovative Cooling Solutions for Data Centers including the COBALT™ Immersion Cooling System
ZERO INDUSTRIAL ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION SERIES A INVESTMENT TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE IN NORTH AMERICA
Zero Industrial, Inc. ("Zero Industrial"), a leading development company decarbonizing industrial heat by utilizing thermal energy storage ("TES") systems, announced today that it successfully closed $10 million in funding led by Evok Innovations ("Evok") with participation from Rusheen Capital Management ("Rusheen").
American Battery Technology Company Doubles Quarterly Production at Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility
-Achievement demonstrates capabilities of company's internally-developed, first-of-kind, commercial-scale battery recycling technologies for recovery of battery critical materials that meet stringent material quality specifications and standards
-Increase in production capacity has been supported by implementing 24/7 continuous operations and enhancing manufacturing operations throughput at its facility
Libattion Opens Europe's Largest Battery Upcycling Facility in Switzerland
The new plant is designed for an annual capacity of 500 MWh by 2026, with the potential to scale up to 1 GWh. With this expansion, Libattion aims to reduce dependency on raw material imports, strengthen Europe's energy security through local production, and meet the growing demand for energy storage systems.
'Record renewables generation underscores untapped potential of commercial solar' says expert
Recent UK renewables statistics showcase significant progress but also highlight the crucial role that commercial rooftop solar installations must play in the country's renewable energy transition, states solar expert Solivus.
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Nature's Generator MyGrid 10K
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Vecoplan AG
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