Anne Fischer
First Solar opens $1.1 billion solar factory in Alabama
The thin-film specialist inaugurated a new, vertically integrated manufacturing facility that adds 3.5 GW of capacity.
Building not your average dream home: Waiting for … Approved
In this series outlining the process of building a truly sustainable home, much has happened while waiting for a building permit… and the building is set to begin.
Solar module manufacturer closes $50 million tax credit transfer
Heliene will use the investment on its existing and planned U.S. solar cell and module manufacturing facilities.
Solar recycling innovation keeps solar panels out of landfills
SolarPanelRecycling.com uses AI and proprietary processes to separate critical materials from used or broken solar panels, contributing to a circular economy and reducing waste.
U.S. solar industry on track to install 250 GW in five years
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report, in the two years since passage of the IRA the solar industry has added 75 GW of new capacity to the grid, representing over 36% of all solar capacity built in U.S. history.
BLM seeks comment on two large-scale solar projects
Cowboy Solar is a 200 MW project in New Mexico and Copper Rays is a 700 MW project in Nevada.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. signs $230 million+ tax credit transfer deal with Schneider Electric
The U.S. manufacturer of personal care products will fund four new battery energy storage projects, supporting its decarbonization goals as well as grid resiliency.
How to fix our nation’s growing electricity supply problem
One solution is to aggregate distributed energy resources with energy management systems and energy storage, into virtual power plants, which are proving their worth as key players in increasing grid capacity and balancing the grid.
The IRA: What’s to come, what’s to go
While we watch the spectacle of the 2024 elections unfold, it is wise to consider the implications of a repeal or rollback of the IRA.
Strategies for hiring a solar workforce
As part of the Solar Jobs Census, IREC conducted a series of interviews and found that companies are seeking workers through partnerships through high schools and vocational schools and they’re using a number of strategies to increase the diversity of the workforce.
