EV fast charging: opening the electric floodgates?
…as explained on pages 9. Hence an EV fast-charger is going to have 15-200 high-spec power MOSFETs. Silicon carbide is a crucial enabler, and has been accelerating since it was…
First Solar: thin film solar breakthrough?
…First Solar‘s CdTe technology are that they use about 60% less energy and emit about 60% less CO2 than photovoltaic silicon. First Solar also has manufacturing facilities in Ohio, satisfying…
Silver pastes for solar contacts?
…increasingly also the back too (in TOPCon and HJT cells), forming the electrical contacts with the underlying silicon substrate. Can any companies have an edge? We reviewed 15 patents from…
Solar module production by company?
…comparing the companies by solar module selling prices ($/kW), margins (%), efficiency (%), transparency, and technology development. $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Solar modules are produced when photovoltaic silicon (model…
Electric vehicle: battery life?
…switch away from incumbent lithium ion battery chemistries, to more novel and more energy dense battery chemistries (see below) such as solid state batteries, silicon anode batteries or sodium-ion batteries….
Energy transition: active duty?
…will scale up. But the trajectory will not be a straight line. We have recently seen share prices crushed in offshore wind (forewarned here) or PV silicon (forewarned here). Active…
Maxwell’s demon: computation is energy?
…1bn times more energy than the thermodynamic minimum. One reason, of course, is that modern computers flow electricity through semiconductors, which are highly resistive. Indeed, undoped silicon is 100bn times…
Bill of materials: electronic devices and data-centers?
…Black 28, Polybutyl Terephthalate, Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Acrylonitrile, Polycarbonates, Polyimides, Polymers, Polyurethanes, Proprietary, PVC, Silica, Silicon, Silver, Sodium Oxide, Solder, Steel, Styrofoam, Synthetic Rubber, Tantalum, Tin, Titanium, Vinyl Silicone Oil, Zinc….
Prysmian E3X: reconductoring technology?
…data-file. And we can also guess at the composition of E3X ceramic coatings, which interestingly, will pull on demand for silicon carbide? Full details are available in this data-file, while…
CO2 intensity of materials: an overview?
…value chains that truly are CO2 intensive (i.e., emissions are above 20 tons/ton or even 100 tons/ton). This includes PV silicon and silver for solar panels; carbon fiber and rare…