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US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress

Manufacturers in every leg of the solar value chain are requesting long-term PV tax credits in the budget reconciliation legislation. March 30, 2022 A letter was sent to Congress, signed by over 100 companies throughout the US solar manufacturing supply chain, to request long-term solar manufacturing tax credits in the federal budget reconciliation bill. The …

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Statement: Weatherization funding takes advantage of the ‘cleanest energy’

News / By Staff

Infrastructure funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program will improve household energy efficiency WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday $3.16 billion in new funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for residential energy upgrades. The funds, passed as part of the bipartisan infrastructure package in November, are …

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Ohio manufacturer opens new facility to support First Solar expansion

Industry / By Staff

An Ohio-based heavy metals contract manufacturer is opening a new facility in the state after being selected to supply solar panel components to First Solar. Ice Industries‘ new 150,000 sq ft plant, located in Bowling Green, will produce steel back rails for First Solar’s thin-film modules. The new plant is expected to launch in October …

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SolarJuice Technology launches American-made 450W and 550W modules for commercial solar projects

Markets / By Staff

SPI Energy announced that SolarJuice Technology launched 450 watt (W) and 550W solar modules for commercial projects. These modules are being manufactured in the company’s new Sacramento facility, which SPI announced just last month would be ramping up to produce 1.1GW of solar modules. Manufacturing uses the existing production lines at the former Sunergy PV …

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Trina Solar reaches 25.5% efficiency with TOPCon cell

Industry / By Staff

Trina Solar has reached 25.5% efficiency with its 210-mm i-TOPCon solar cell. The result was certified by the National Institute of Metrology of China. At the company’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar researchers solved technical problems related to selective boron emitter, large-area tunneling silicon oxide and doped polysilicon preparation, and high-efficiency …

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Solar manufacturers urge Congress to pass tax incentives to boost U.S. industry

Industry / By Staff

Over 100 manufacturers representing all areas across the solar supply chain — steel producers, solar module manufacturers, inverter companies and more — sent a letter today to President Biden, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and committee chairs stating their strong support for long-term clean energy tax incentives in federal budget reconciliation legislation. The letter states how the …

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FERC Commissioner Phillips’s views on how to improve transmission, interconnection

Policy / By Staff

Commissioner Phillips spoke of fixing interconnection dynamics that can result in only 20% of projects in a queue ultimately getting interconnected. He favors “substantial transmission,” he said, as well as near-term transmission improvements using grid-enhancing technologies and higher-capacity wires. March 30, 2022 With renewable generation expected to reach 35-50% by 2030, “there is a clear …

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Maryland Energy Administration backs 16 solar projects in state parks

Industry / By Staff

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) awarded a total of $960,578 for the 2022 Public Facility Solar Grant Program, resulting in 16 solar projects across the state. Funding for these projects supports the installation of solar arrays on existing infrastructure, such as parking lots or rooftops for public facilities. “Solar arrays on public institutions like our …

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Sunrise brief: How anticircumvention investigation will affect the solar industry

Installation / By Staff

Also on the rise: Washington DC Attorney General filed complaint against utility for general incompetence in managing the community solar program. EIA’s US grid-scale energy storage usage profiles, innovation, and growth outlook. Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time. New Orleans launches community solar program. Green Mountain Power selects …

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Anticircumvention investigation: an industry reacts

Markets / By Staff

The decision by the Department of Commerce to open an investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam potentially using parts produced by Chinese companies, therefore circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) tariffs on Chinese goods has sent shockwaves through the solar industry. Already, experts are drastically cutting down their …

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Month: March 2022