US Manufacturer Flags Forced Labor At Own Fab
Independent Audit, Commissioned By First Solar, Finds Unethical Practices At Malaysia Fab
Friday, 18 Aug 2023
Citing the results of an independent 3rd party social audit, American solar module producer First Solar has revealed instances of forced labor at its Malaysia manufacturing facility. It says the audits found that 4 onsite service providers in Mal.
Advancements In Solar Backsheet Technology
Innovations In Backsheets Segment Enhances Efficiency, Aesthetics And Sustainability In Photovoltaic Modules
Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023
In addition to the core technology developments discussed in our previous articles on solar backsheet (see Latest Trends In Backsheets), manufacturers of this solar module process materials are also actively improving their products.
Environment Friendly Solar Glass From Interfloat
Borosil Renewables Subsidiary To Manufacture Antimony-Free Glass In Germany For European Market
Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023
India headquartered solar glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables Ltd (BRL) has announced the launch of what it terms as the world’s 1st antimony-free low-iron textured solar glass in the European market.
Backsheets Supporting Sustainability
Leading Backsheet Companies Collaborate To Address Waste Disposal Concerns And Promote Environmental Responsibility In The Solar Sector
Friday, 21 Jul 2023
The solar industry has been celebrating its gigantic growth and expansion in module installations year after year.
Zero Carbon Solar For A Sustainable World
Solar Industry Must Invest In In-House Carbon-Management System And Also Seek 3rd Party Certifications, Said TÜV Süd VP Hailang Xu At TaiyangNews Event
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023
As demand for solar increases globally, there is a need to also focus on ensuring the industry grows sustainably which can be ensured with the right regulations and certifications from 3rd parties, said solar testing, inspection, audit and certificat.
Improve Sustainability Of Solar Power Plants
BayWa R.E.’s Tomaso Charlemont Says Revamping/Repowering Solar Power Plants Can Improve Their Efficiency & Working Life
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023
Repowering or revamping existing solar power plants can improve their sustainability quotient, said BayWa r.e. Product Manager PV Revamping/Repowering EMEA Tomaso Charlemont during TaiyangNews Solar & Sustainability Virtual Conference.
Sustainable Solar Development Concepts
Aquila Capital’s Ozer Ergul Says It Is Industry’s Responsibility To Make Solar Technology Sustainable During Taiyang News Conference
Monday, 05 Jun 2023
Germany headquartered investment manager Aquila Capital’s Chief Procurement Officer Ozer Ergul believes that since solar is the most affordable, most scalable source of energy, it is an important solution for reversing climate change.
Solar Industry Must Exhibit Integrity To Manage Waste
PV Cycle’s Jan Clyncke Hails Sustainable Nature Of Solar Panels, But Says More Needs To Be Done As Huge Volumes Need To Be Recycled in Future
Tuesday, 09 May 2023
As the world is increasingly adopting solar power to meet its electricity and decarbonization needs and is in need of gigantic volumes of PV panels to be installed and dismantled over the years to come, PV Cycle Managing Director Jan Clyncke believ.
Panel Discussion: How the Solar Sector can Become Even More Sustainable
Video: Executive Panel Discussed Strategies To Enhance Sustainability Of Solar Sector At TaiyangNews Solar & Sustainability Conference
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
At the recent TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar & Sustainability 2023, the executive panel deliberated on how the solar sector can become even more sustainable.
Status of Solar Module Recycling
Video: Jan Clyncke From PV Cycle Provided Update On PV Panel Recycling During TaiyangNews Conference
Wednesday, 19 Apr 2023
During the 1st TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar & Sustainability 2023, we also looked into solar module recycling – and had one of the pioneers in this field sharing his experience: Jan Clyncke, Managing Director of PV Cycle, the fir.
Another Chinese Module Maker Offering TOPCon Products
Seraphim Energy Ventures Into TOPCon, Launches N-Type Module With 22.5% Efficiency; Secures Certisolis Low-Carbon Certificate For S4 Modules
Tuesday, 07 Mar 2023
Chinese solar cell and module producer Seraphim Energy Group has ventured into TOPCon cell technology with the global launch of its new S4 TOPCon series offering module efficiency of up to 22.5% and power output reaching 580W.
$14 Million DOE Funding For Solar & Wildlife Interaction
US Funding Efforts To Understand How Solar Energy Infrastructure Interacts With Wildlife & Ecosystems
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $14 million to projects that explore solar energy infrastructure’s interaction with the wildlife and ecosystem with an aim to minimize the impact of this growing renewable energy technology on the local environment and the species that thrive there.
SPE Launches Solar Sustainability Best Practices Report
Solar Sustainability Best Practices Report By SolarPower Europe Aims To Bring Attention To Sustainability Initiatives Being Undertaken By Industry While Seeking To Further Improve These Measures
Friday, 14 May 2021
One of the most cost competitive power generation technologies in the world today that’s also sustainably sourced from right under the sun, solar power is set to become one of the ‘major pillars’ of the world’s energy supply in the future.
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