Some northern states added as much small-scale PV per capita as the top states in the Southwest, taking advantage of solar irradiance in northern states that’s about 70% as high as that in the desert Southwest. March 1, 2022 Solar contractors built 5.4GW of small-scale PV installations across the US in 2021, a 1GW increase …
In this series, pv magazine will be exploring incentives and programs available to both installers and customers of all sizes looking to go solar state-by-state, across the country. February 28, 2022 The renewable energy landscape of Maine shifted dramatically in 2019, when current Gov. Janet Mills took office and spent her first legislative session signing …
US analyst Clean Energy Associates made some notable predictions in its Q4 survey of the world solar manufacturing market, including echoing predictions made elsewhere that the new polysilicon production capacity coming online now will help arrest the spike in solar panel prices. February 28, 2022 From pv magazine global. The world’s major solar manufacturers can be expected …
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The closing of the Alabama-based facility comes in tandem with the announcement that LG will be folding its solar module business by the end of June. February 23, 2022 Following this morning’s news that Korean electronics manufacturer, LG, will be folding its solar module business by the end of June, LG will also be ceasing …
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The global solar industry’s supply chain issues that have been triggered by the Covid-19 crisis may continue during 2022 and the expected price drop for polysilicon and solar products may not materialize. This is, at least, the outlook of Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar, which in a statement to pv magazine said the polysilicon and international freight …
Polysilicon price reaches $39.3/kg — the highest since 2011 Read More »
Korean electronics manufacturer LG announced that it will close its solar module business by the end of June. “The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the intensification of price competition and the rising cost of raw materials,” the company said in a …
Mass adoption of electric vehicles presents boundless opportunities for these vehicles to support our grid and power our homes. Developing and adopting standards for this emergent technology is needed to accelerate the path to these opportunities. February 22, 2022 Electric vehicles (EVs) offer a glimpse into a variety of next-generation technologies, like driver assist, automated …
Shipping containers storing roughly 100MW of LONGi solar modules have been released, reports ROTH Capital Partners in an industry note, while Trina has had the vast majority of its detained product released, if not all of it entirely. February 21, 2022 Hundreds of detained shipping containers housing roughly 100MW of LONGi solar modules have been …
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The recent wave of 100MW+ solar installations approved for construction in Ohio keeps on rolling, as regulators have voted to approve Acciona subsidiary AEUG Union Solar’s application to construct the Union Solar facility. The Union Solar facility will be a 325MW installation set to be constructed on 2,013 acres within a 3,355-acre project area in …
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued an order expanding the SMART program from 1,600 to 3,200 MW of solar capacity, allowing 175 MW of stagnant solar to move ahead. January 3, 2022 Just before the end of 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued an order expanding the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) …
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