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Hemlock Semiconductor receives $325 million U.S. government funding for polysilicon production

The Michigan-based manufacturer supplies solar-grade polysilicon used in the manufacturing of mono-crystalline ingots and wafers used in solar cells. January 9, 2025 The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) up to $325 million in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication facilities (CHIPS and Science Act). Hemlock Semiconductor …

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Bechtel begins construction of 226-MW Escape Solar project in Nevada

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Construction is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new 226-MWDC solar project. The Escape Solar project will consist of approximately 389,000 bifacial PV panels across 900 acres to produce clean energy to serve four major power customers in the region, including MGM …

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U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged

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America’s efforts to cut its climate change pollution stalled in 2024, with greenhouse gas emissions dropping just a fraction, 0.2 percent, compared to the year before, according to estimates published Thursday by the Rhodium Group, a research firm. Despite continued rapid growth in solar and wind power, emissions levels stayed relatively flat last year because …

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DOE loans $1.8 billion to Arizona utility for solar, storage, transmission

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The Department of Energy Loans Programs Office has approved a loan to Arizona Public Service (APS) to construct new electricity generation, storage and transmission assets. January 8, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy Loans Programs Office (LPO) made a conditional commitment for loan guarantees of up to $1.81 billion for Arizona Public Service (APS). APS …

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Washington state economic impact from community solar could reach $1.7 billion over next decade

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Analysis from the Washington Urban Infrastructure Lab finds that a community solar program similar to New York or Minnesota could create thousands of jobs and over a billion dollars in economic impact. January 8, 2025 Under a community solar program, a third-party, neither the utility company nor the homeowner, owns a solar asset, and a …

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Rice Creek Solar delivers energy to 12 Florida cities

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The Rice Creek Solar Center is the third solar site in the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the U.S. January 8, 2025 One of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the U.S. just completed the project’s third installation, Rice Creek Solar Center, which will supply nearly 75 MW …

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Oversized solar farm keeps lights on until midnight

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A massive 2.4 GW solar power plant with a 2:1 DC-to-AC ratio, coupled with six hours of energy storage, is approved in northern Oregon. January 8, 2025 The nation’s largest approved solar and storage project has a secret. Beneath its record-break headline-size announcement is a “hidden” second power plant. And it’s driven by two of …

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Battery anode material AD/CVD worries energy storage and EV market

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A new antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation could affect domestic manufacturing and deployment of lithium-ion energy storage and EV batteries in the United States. In Dec. 2024, the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) filed petitions with the Dept. of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission seeking AD/CVD on imports of battery anode materials from China. …

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EDP Renewables announces another 300 MW of solar now operational in Kern County

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Sandrini I and II Solar Energy Parks are now operational with one power purchase agreement signed by Shell and the other with Redwood Coast Energy Authority for its community choice energy program. January 8, 2025 EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) announced that the Sandrini I & II Solar Energy Parks, located in Kern …

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Treasury posts final rules for new technology-neutral clean energy tax credits

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On January 7, the Dept. of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits — also known as the technology-neutral credits — in tax code sections 45Y and 48E. The Clean Electricity Credits encourage innovation by allowing new zero-emissions technologies to develop over time, while also …

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