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Month: December 2022

CubicPV plans 10 GW of conventional silcon wafer production

With $26M in new funding, CubicPV announces plans to manufacture silicon wafers in California, filling a critical gap in the U.S. solar supply chain. December 15, 2022 CubicPV announced plans to establish 10 GW of conventional mono wafer capacity in the United States. Driven by incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, the wafers produced by …

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U.S. grid-scale and residential energy storage hit installation records in Q3

Wood Mackenzie said 96% of grid-scale deployments occurred in Texas and California. December 15, 2022 Grid-scale or utility-scale storage has set another record quarter for deployment, installing 4.7 GWh in Q3, 2022, building on the previous record of 4.6 GWh set in Q1, 2021, reported Wood Mackenzie. This is enough battery storage to power 150,000 …

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Shikun & Binui Energy completes construction on 260-MW Texas solar project

Shikun & Binui Energy has completed the construction of the 260-MWDC Brazoria West Solar Project, acquired from Savion in 2021. “The completion of Brazoria West is a significant milestone for the group and paves the path to our goal of becoming an integrated IPP in the U.S.,” said Didi Paz, CEO of Shikun & Binui Energy. …

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Meta procures 720 MW of solar for southeast data centers from Silicon Ranch

Silicon Ranch will build, own, operate and maintain seven solar facilities, bringing significant investment to rural communities throughout the region. December 15, 2022 Facebook owner Meta Platforms will power additional data center operations around the Southeast with 720 MW of new solar developments in Georgia and Tennessee with Silicon Ranch. Silicon Ranch is partnering with …

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CubicPV is planning a 10-GW silicon wafer factory in the United States

CubicPV has announced it plans to start a 10-GW silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the United States. The company expects the factory to create 1,500 new direct jobs. CubicPV formed in 2021 as a merger of 1366 Technologies and Hunt Perovskite Technologies, two U.S. solar R&D companies focused on wafers and perovskites. CubicPV has been …

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Ultium Cells closes on $2.5 billion DOE loan for three U.S. battery manufacturing plants

The battery cell manufacturing company is a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors. December 15, 2022 Ultium Cells LLC is the recipient of a $2.5 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help the company build electric vehicle (EV) battery factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. Ultium Cells, a …

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CPUC releases final version of California’s new solar net-billing plan

After over a year of debate and numerous iterations, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released its final proposal for the state’s next phase of the net-metering program and will hold a vote today, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. PT. When solar arrays produce more energy than a home or business needs, the owner …

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Glennmont enters U.S. market in JV agreement with GreenGo Energy

UK-based renewable energy investment firm Glennmont Partners from Nuveen has entered the U.S. market through a joint venture agreement with solar developer GreenGo Energy US Inc., a subsidiary of GreenGo Energy Group.  The joint venture will see Glennmont and GreenGo develop more than 1 GW of renewable energy in the United States, with the first …

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