From 2025, BASF will fully recycle shredded spent batteries in Schwarzheide. The plant will then recover materials for new lithium-ion batteries, entirely in the spirit of a circular economy.
Q Cells’ latest integrated inverter and battery system, Q.Home Core, have jointly been showcased at the exhibition with the new Q.Tron n-type module. Q Cells has also exhibited its new low-CFP Q.Peak Duo M-G11 solar module in Montpellier.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer ISE have calculated that silicon photovoltaic modules manufactured in the EU produce 40 per cent less CO2 emissions than modules manufactured in China. See here why that is the case:
Fronius has added devices for small systems to its range of inverters this year. Volker Haider, Head of Product Marketing at Fronius International, explains which other solutions the company has developed and where the trends in power electronics are heading.
DuPont Teijin Films is a producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) films. The company has created backsheets for solar modules made of 33 percent recycled materials.
Beauparc’s, Irish Packaging Recycling (IPR) Facility at Ballymount has gone solar with the installation of a roof top solar panel array. Installed by Waterford company Enerpower, the array will ensure that Beauparc continues to drive forward with their sustainability strategy.
Viridian Solar and Failte Solar are to work together in Ireland. Failte Solar has added Clearline fusion roof integrated solar to its online webshop and is holding stock at its County Clare warehouse.
An independent assessment has confirmed that Geyser Batteries has the lowest-in-class carbon footprint in the battery industry.
