Process development and industrial scale demonstrator for silicon kerf into powder applications
ReSiTec AS is a Norwegian company, owned by Å Energy, that is specialized in the recycling of industrial waste- and side- stream materials, bringing them back to market and into a circular economy. Services comprise research and development of new
New article about the development of silicide thermoelectric modules by the University of Cyprus
New article by the University of Cyprus: "Development of silicide thermoelectric modules based on high purity Si and recycled Si-kerf: A contact resistance investigation." The abstract: This work describes the development of thermoelectric modules based on n-type magnesium silicide (Bi-doped Mg2SixSn1-x) and
New article about mechanical alloying by the University of Cyprus
New article by the University of Cyprus: Mechanical Alloying: An Advantageous Method for the Development of Mg2Si0.8Sn0.2 and Mg2Si Thermoelectrics Using Commercial and Recyclable Silicon. The abstract: A comparative study of Bi-doped Si-rich silicide phases, Mg2Si0.8Sn0.2 and Mg2Si, is reported, investigating in
Producing high grade silicon metal from quartz and secondary silicon metal by Northern Silicon
Northern Silicon (NOSI) has developed a process for producing high grade silicon metal from quartz and silicon metal that can be used in solar cell production. NOSI plans to build a full-scale plant in Norway and license its technology and
Future of Energy 2025
Birgit Ryningen, from SINTEF Industry, participated on 9 January 2025 to the event “The Future of Energy 2025 is green and digital”. She presented some results of our project ICARUS through her talk: "Silicon and other materials for solar cells: The
SGL Carbon: testing open loop-recycling of EoL graphite from the solar value chain in bipolar plates
Internal combustion engines are a major contributor to global warming, as the raw material for all fuels that power cars, trucks, airplanes, and ships is fossil oil. One counter-initiative is the switch to electric drives. Purely battery-powered cars are now
Presentation of industrial uptake-controlled conditioning of silicon by ROSI
Presentation of ROSI and its role in ICARUS ROSI SAS is a French start-up, which offers a complete solution to recycle and revalorize several industrial waste streams during the PV production value chain, including liquid additives from wafer sawing process, high
M42 project meeting
The ICARUS consortium held its M42 meeting in San Sebastian (Spain), and was organised by CIDETEC. It was a great opportunity to meet up again and share the progress of the project!
An insight into successful raw materials projects: ICARUS
ICARUS participated this week to the EU Raw Materials Week. Following this, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency published a booklet to highlight some projects’ progress, and ICARUS is among them! Check it to discover ICARUS and other EU
Presentation of Silicon-Kerf recycling by CEA
Presentation of CEA and its role in the ICARUS project CEA (Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) is a French Research and Technology Organization particularly committed to research and development on low-carbon energy (nuclear and renewable energies). In this theme, the