Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests of ...

Panasonic is collaborating with Sila Nanotechnologies, a California-based company co-founded by Tesla’s seventh employee, to improve lithium-ion battery anodes for electric vehicles (EVs). This new ...

Korean researchers have used thermal and wet gravity separation (WGS) to separate EVA from reclaimed silicon powder in end-of-life PV modules with “minimal” chemical usage. The proposed technique ...

The increasing global expansion of the photovoltaic (PV) industry has brought to the forefront the critical need for sustainable management of silicon waste. Silicon recycling and recovery methods are ...

Each EV requires several bags of powder, though it depends on whether they blend it with graphite, maybe 10-15%, or create a 100% silicon anode. More silicon means higher price and performance, but ...