From ESS News The threat of significant cost increases in batteries for stationary applications in the U.S. looms large. Increased duties are expected to be imposed after the Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission (ITC) adjudicates an anti-dumping, countervailing duties (AD/CVD) complaint, regarding the Active Anode Materials (AAM) used in the lithium ion battery …
Solar panel assembly at Maxeon’s facility in Mexico. President Donald Trump announced a new 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China, effective February 4 at 12:01 a.m. ET. “Energy resources” from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff, but this rate is likely exclusive to …
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The solar industry recently welcomed the largest silicon solar cell manufacturing outfit to ever open its doors within the United States — the 3-GW factory operated by ES Foundry in Greenwood, South Carolina. There have been many announcements by companies wanting to start solar cell manufacturing in the United States, but very few have made …
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The pre-fabricated unit from Mesocore, a Florida-based manufactured home specialist, is an 18-foot by 24-foot one-bedroom home that the company says can operate completely off grid. The home, which is delivered to the building site as a brand new 20-foot container, is powered by 14 rooftop-mounted Panasonic Evervolt 400 W solar modules with an inverter …
Transmission planning by the federally owned utility TVA can bring more low-cost solar and wind power to customers, and Congress can guide the utility in that direction, says a report from two renewables trade groups. February 3, 2025 The American Council on Renewable Energy has released a report listing 12 actions Congress could take to make TVA’s …
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Federal actions loomed large this month for the solar industry, for better or worse. Treasury posts final rules for new technology-neutral clean energy tax creditsWashington, D.C. The Dept. of the Treasury released the final rules for the new 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit. The formerly solar- and wind-specific credits now include hydropower, geothermal and other …
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Kinematics, a motion control specialist, completed its acquisition of P4Q, a company specializing in solar tracker controllers, industrial automation, sensors and cloud-based monitoring. By integrating P4Q’s electronics portfolio — including over 1 million solar controllers deployed across 2,400 solar sites globally — with Kinematics’ installed base of 2.9 million solar actuators, the combined company becomes …
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