September 2024 | Page 12 of 18 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Canada considers surtax on solar products, batteries from China

From pv magazine Global The government of Canada is seeking views on imposing a surtax on solar products, batteries and battery parts, semiconductors, and critical minerals from Chinese producers. A 30-day consultation period opened on Sept. 10. The Canadian government said in an online statement that Canadian workers, the automotive sector, and related critical manufacturing supply chains …

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Metals refiner Nth Cycle cuts ribbon on Ohio facility

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The plant supplies critical metals for energy transition applications without using fossil fuels. September 11, 2024 Boston-based startup Nth Cycle has cut the ribbon on its first commercial metals refining plant in Fairfield, Ohio. The 20,000 square foot facility houses the company’s proprietary Oyster electro-extraction system that refines nickel and cobalt from scrap materials. The …

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AWM’s new SUMAC Rail eliminates need for cable trays on short runs

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM) unveiled its SUMAC Rail to the utility-scale solar industry. The optimized wire management system for clustered disconnect boxes eliminates the need for cable trays. SUMAC Rail is compatible with AWM’s Arden Hangers and Pinyon Hangers. The hangers can be firmly attached to the SUMAC Rail using the same single-crimp process that …

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CAB Solar unveils ModulAir cable management system

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CAB Solar has released a new above-ground cable management system, ModulAir. The free-air solution meets NEC requirements for utility-scale solar projects and has been tested to certify it will carry cables to their designed current limit without exceeding temperature ratings. CAB Solar’s ModulAir Hanger System utilizes a tiered system for cable separation, optimizing air flow …

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FranklinWH second gen battery features 15-kWh capacity and 60-MWh warranty

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FranklinWH Energy Storage unveiled the next generation of its whole-home energy management solutions at the RE+ tradeshow this week. The aPower 2 lithium-iron phosphate battery system features a 15-kWh capacity and 10 kW of continuous output power. FranklinWH has also extended the warranty of the battery system to 15 years or 60 MWh throughput, which …

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U.S. solar tracker and module manufacturers partner on solar solution

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Create Energy and OMCO Solar pair U.S.-made modules and trackers for utility and C&I solar markets. September 10, 2024 OMCO Solar announced a strategic partnership with newly launched Create Energy through which the companies will sell OMCO’s trackers with the ReCreate Discovery Series of solar modules. The two companies say the advantage brought by this …

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Affordable Wire Management unveils cable bracket exclusive to Nextracker

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale solar cable management systems (CMS) provider, is debuting Hail-Stow Hanger today at RE+ 2024, a CMS engineered specifically for Nextracker’s NX Horizon Hail Pro. An NX Horizon Hail Pro with Hail-Stow Hanger from Affordable Wire Management. Nextracker’s Hail Pro-75, which is capable of 75° stow angles to improve PV …

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Solar industry solidifying its place in history

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In the opening General Session at RE+ 2024, the message is to show up, work together and continue to tell the story of the historic clean energy advances. September 10, 2024 Solar is “putting steel in the spine of the middle class,” Ali Zaidi, assistant to the president and national climate advisor, told the standing …

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Saft to begin making containers for lithium ESS in Florida factory

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TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft has commissioned a new line at its Jacksonville factory in Florida to produce the lithium-ion battery containers for its energy storage system (ESS). “Currently, we are successful in serving the U.S. market using battery containers produced by our global factories overseas. Now our strategy to expand Jacksonville’s capacity to reach more than …

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U.S. house fails to move on restricting manufacturing tax credits

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With the solar industry divided on whether to restrict 45X tax incentives for Chinese companies and from other “foreign entities of interest,” groups express concern that legislators didn’t act on a recent bill. September 10, 2024 Tax credits made available through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have created a controversy within he U.S. Solar with …

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Month: September 2024