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JinkoSolar announced it has reached a solar conversion efficiency of 25.7% for its large 182-mm n-type monocrystalline TOPCon solar cell. This result has been independently confirmed by the National Institute of Metrology, China. The record-breaking monocrystalline silicon solar cell was fabricated on a high-quality CZ mono-Si substrate. High temperature gettering, advanced diffusion, semi-transparent metallization, JinkoSolar’s self-developed …

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Solar installation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are being cut by 46% due to the Biden Administration’s circumvention case against solar imports from Southeast Asia. According to new analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the case will result in a drop of 24 GW of planned solar capacity over the next two years, …

Latest SEIA analysis predicts 24 GW of lost solar in next two years due to AD/CVD investigation Read More »

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 96.3% of the domestic electrical generating capacity added in January and February 2022, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to the latest issue of FERC’s” Energy …

Renewables covered 96% of new electrical capacity in opening months of 2022 Read More »

German-based polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie has fallen to fourth place in the list of the world’s top polysilicon firms, which means the Top 3 producers are now all in China. Tongwei, GCL Technology (previously GCL-Poly Energy) and Daqo New Energy now lead the rankings, published by Bernreuter Research. Polysilicon plant of Tongwei in Leshan, Sichuan …

China’s share of world’s polysilicon production grows from 30% to 80% in just one decade Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office issued a conditional commitment to provide $504.4 million in debt financing on what could be the world’s largest industrial green hydrogen production and storage facility. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage hydrogen hub, located in Delta, Utah, was announced in May 2019, and within three years is in …

DOE close to loaning $500 million for world’s largest green hydrogen plant Read More »

Fengate Asset Management announced it has closed on a new development partnership with 42 Renewables and launched Fengate Distributed Generation Partners. With a proven management team and unprecedented demand for renewable energy projects, Fengate Distributed Generation Partners is a new platform focused on acquiring, developing, constructing and operating distributed generation solar, DG solar + storage, …

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Aerial imagery software company EagleView has launched its new TrueDesign solar design solution, which uses aerial imagery and data to accelerate the sale-to-installation timeline for residential solar companies. The new software allows residential solar contractors to provide install-ready designs at the contracting stage. Without precise and accurate design tools, many solar installers are forced to …

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare and Ameresco announced the completion of a comprehensive solar panel project to serve GSK Consumer Healthcare’s Oak Hill, New York site. Located in the scenic Catskill Mountains, the solar project near the Oak Hill site, which produces some of GSK Consumer Healthcare’s iconic oral health brands including Sensodyne, Pronamel, and parodontax …

New solar project in the Catskill Mountains to power oral health care manufacturer Read More »

Panel-level battery company Yotta Energy announced it has raised an additional $3.5 million, including an investment from inverter partner APsystems, bringing its total Series A investment to $16.5 million. Additionally, the Dept. of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) awarded Yotta almost $2 million for a solar + storage microgrid at Nellis Air Force Base …

Yotta Energy receives DOD funding for solar microgrid at Nellis Air Force Base Read More »

Standard Solar is partnering with Acadia Energy to develop a 7.5-MW solar farm in an industrial park in the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine. The area is on the western side of the former ReEnergy biomass plant site. The solar farm will lease land from Smith’s Farm and land previously used for a biomass power …

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