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SEIA cuts solar deployment forecast 46% in light of anti-circumvention investigation

The newest update to the organization’s survey for solar workers and companies shows increasingly drastic outcomes for the solar industry if tariffs are imposed on the countries under investigation. April 27, 2022 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has lowered its solar installation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 by 46% due to the Biden administration’s …

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Missouri town declares solar farm a nuisance

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The City of Bloomfield has updated their rules to require additional requirements for all solar projects larger than 50 MW, or 200 acres, declaring the sites a nuisance, and requiring NextEra to heavily alter a project. April 27, 2022 The city of New Bloomfield, Missouri, midway between St. Louis and Kansas City, has voted 5 …

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Jinko TOPCon solar cell reaches 25.7% efficiency

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JinkoSolar announced it has reached a solar conversion efficiency of 25.7% for its large 182-mm n-type monocrystalline TOPCon solar cell. This result has been independently confirmed by the National Institute of Metrology, China. The record-breaking monocrystalline silicon solar cell was fabricated on a high-quality CZ mono-Si substrate. High temperature gettering, advanced diffusion, semi-transparent metallization, JinkoSolar’s self-developed …

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Greenskies completes rooftop solar project at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania

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Lafayette College in Easton, Penn., is now home to a 472-kW rooftop solar array thanks to Greenskies Clean Focus. The solar system, located on the roof of the Kirby Sports Center, consists of 1,226 panels and will generate around 545 MWh of renewable energy every year. Over the next 25 years, that energy will offset …

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Wacker falls to fourth in global polysilicon ranking

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The German company’s decision to cede market share to Chinese companies producing the material for solar panels, in order to focus on semiconductor-ready, electronic grade product, has seen it slip behind its rivals in terms of production scale. April 27, 2022 From pv magazine global German polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie‘s increased focus on semiconductor-linked material, …

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Latest SEIA analysis predicts 24 GW of lost solar in next two years due to AD/CVD investigation

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Solar installation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are being cut by 46% due to the Biden Administration’s circumvention case against solar imports from Southeast Asia. According to new analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the case will result in a drop of 24 GW of planned solar capacity over the next two years, …

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Standard Solar building solar array atop former ReEnergy biomass plant site

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Standard Solar is partnering with Acadia Energy to develop a 7.5 MW solar farm in an industrial park in the Town of Fort Fairfield (Town), Maine. The area is on the western side of the former ReEnergy biomass plant site. Construction is expected to begin in May, with completion targeted for the fourth quarter of …

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Group using NREL’s free ReEDs model validates 100% renewables by 2035 for 24 states

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For 24 states whose governors support climate action, reaching 100% renewable electricity by 2035 would cost less than a “no new policy” scenario, the Union of Concerned Scientists found. April 27, 2022 If the 24 states in the US Climate Alliance all set a mandate for 100% renewable electricity by 2035, they could meet that …

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Renewables covered 96% of new electrical capacity in opening months of 2022

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in January and February 2022, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to the latest issue of FERC’s” Energy …

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China’s share of world’s polysilicon production grows from 30% to 80% in just one decade

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German-based polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie has fallen to fourth place in the list of the world’s top polysilicon firms, which means the Top 3 producers are now all in China. Tongwei, GCL Technology (previously GCL-Poly Energy) and Daqo New Energy now lead the rankings, published by Bernreuter Research. Polysilicon plant of Tongwei in Leshan, Sichuan …

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