Solar and silver price hikes
The PV industry has experienced several rounds of price increases since the second half of 2020, from polysilicon to materials such as PV glass and films. Between July 2020 and February 2021, prices quoted for 3.2 mm and 2 mm glass surged by more than 60% per square meter. Prices for EVA and POE encapsulant films skyrocketed by more than 40% and 10%, respectively. Prices for silver paste also rose 7%, and have since remained stubbornly high. PV InfoLink Chief Analyst Corrine Lin examines the impact of silver s recent price turbulence on PV cell manufacturing. From pv magazine 04/2021 Module component .
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Tomorrow, Feb. 10, marks what would have been late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton s 59th birthday and a livestream event has just been announced to commemorate that day. A number of special guests will take part, all of whom were close with the early Metallica camp.
Burton was just 24 when a bus accident in Sweden claimed his life in 1986. His role within the thrash pioneers was pronounced as he brought influences far outside of heavy and aggressive music into his songwriting. He also helped shape the other Metallica members abilities and was known to be more most musical of the four, even playing lead melodies on some of the band s biggest hits, a true rarity in the world of metal bass playing.