February 2022 | Page 6 of 40 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Polysilicon price reaches $39.3/kg — the highest since 2011

The global solar industry’s supply chain issues that have been triggered by the Covid-19 crisis may continue during 2022 and the expected price drop for polysilicon and solar products may not materialize. This is, at least, the outlook of Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar, which in a statement to pv magazine said the polysilicon and international freight …

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Ingeteam supplied 4.2GW of solar and battery inverters in 2021

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The company posted a record year despite global supply shortages. February 23, 2022 Ingeteam, a global inverter maker and electrical engineering firm announced it had a record year for solar, battery, and inverter supply deals in 2021. The company provided a combined 4,229MW of solar and battery inverters in the calendar year. At the utility …

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Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives selected to build 121 MW of Virginia solar projects

Industry / By Staff

Coalition for Community Solar Access Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced it has been awarded contracts to construct two solar projects in Virginia with a total contract value of $109 million. ENGIE North America has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract to IEA Constructors, a wholly owned subsidiary of IEA. Powell’s Creek Solar is a …

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Solar support in coal country

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In the United States, passage of the Build Back Better Act would extendthe solar Investment Tax Credit and offer other clean energy initiativesthat would boost the renewable energy momentum already underway in Senator Joe Manchin’s home state of West Virginia. This is good news for the state and is resulting in unlikely allies. February 23, …

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Panasonic promotes 4 solar contractors to premium installer program

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Panasonic has promoted solar installers in New Jersey, Maryland and California to its Elite and Premium solar installer program. Homeowners who purchase from a member of the Panasonic Solar Residential Installer Program are offered Panasonic AllGuard and TripleGuard warranties, which cover Panasonic solar panel systems for performance, product, parts and labor for 25 years. Those …

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LG exits solar module business

Markets / By Staff

Korean electronics manufacturer LG announced that it will close its solar module business by the end of June. “The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the intensification of price competition and the rising cost of raw materials,” the company said in a …

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California surpassed RPS goals in 2020 with 34.5% renewables

Industry / By Staff

Credit: Solar FlexRack Data from the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows 59% of the state’s electricity came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2020. The CEC estimates that in 2020, 34.5% of the state’s retail electricity sales were served by Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-eligible sources such as solar and wind. When sources of zero-carbon energy …

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Sunrise brief: Missing–Five to ten gigawatts of utility scale solar in 2022

Installation / By Staff

Also on the rise: Equitable access to solar is part of DOE-backed plan. One to six million metric tons of lithium may lie beneath the Salton Sea. Adopting standards for EVs will accelerate the path for these vehicles. Solar tracker manufacturers can expect a boom in the US through 2025. Heliogen plans concentrated solar power …

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Utilities are investing in renewables more than ever before to improve their ESG profiles

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Ernst & Young’s 2021 report detailing transactions in power and utilities shows a higher focus on ESG initiatives and renewable deals across the country’s utilities. February 22, 2022 Ernst & Young (EY) has released a report detailing transactions in power and utilities (P&U) for all of 2021, with data showing that increased utility interest in …

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Equitable solar access strategies under development by DOE-backed program

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Residential and commercial solar equity and inclusion plans will be developed by Solar Energy Innovation Network, which recently selected eight teams dispersed throughout underserved areas the US to develop community-level plans. February 22, 2022 Round three of the Solar Energy Innovation Network, a program backed by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the National …

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