Monthly Archive: September 2025

New Solar Panel Hail Resiliency Curve Test

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. VDE’s rigorous testing protocol measures solar panel resiliency against real-world hailstorm conditions to better defend critical power infrastructure against catastrophic severe convective storm damage. VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a ... [continued]

Plastic Recycling Not Requiring Sorting Could Be Coming

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can drastically ... [continued]