Day: October 22, 2024

Generac Holdings announced it has been selected to enter into negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an award for a grant of $50 million as part of the DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership (GRIP). Established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program is a $10.5 …

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In addition to qualifying for various credits established in the Inflation Reduction Act, silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing operations for the solar industry can take advantage of the 48D Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (CHIPS ITC) created in the CHIPS and Science Act. Final rules for the CHIPS ITC were released today by the Treasury Dept., …

Solar wafer manufacturing qualifies for 25% CHIPS ITC Read More »

Credit: Alliant Energy A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for over 90% of total U.S. electrical generating capacity added in the first two-thirds of 2024. August was the …

Solar has been largest source of new U.S. generating capacity for past 12 months Read More »

On Oct. 8, Trina Solar filed a patent infringement complaint against Canadian Solar in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, claiming that Canadian Solar was infringing on two of Trina’s patents related to TOPCon technology used in solar panel manufacturing. The two mentioned patents (Nos. 9,722,104 and 10,230,009) are the same ones …

More TOPCon patent infringement complaints filed in the United States Read More »