Ben Santarris
Two U.S. solar production projects out of commission
SPI’s panel-manufacturing plant in California has suddenly ceased operation and its cell-production site in South Carolina never got off the ground.
Global path leads to solar manufacturing in Indianapolis
Lead quality engineer of Bila Solar shares with pv magazine USA his photovoltaic path from India to the United States to China and back again to embrace solar ingenuity and excitement he deems sure to keep spreading.
Commerce finds Chinese cross-border subsidies, hikes proposed duties on imports from Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically raised tariffs on imports from Chinese solar producers operating in Vietnam after the agency concluded that China is subsidizing raw materials for its companies to use in their Vietnamese factories.
Ruling: EPA barred from seizing Green Bank funds
Nonprofit recipients of $14 billion in federal grants and loans will keep up court fight in hopes of winning release of approved grants for solar and other clean-energy projects nationwide.
Federal moves cloud solar policy picture
Trump administration initiatives to overhaul the Environmental Protection Agency, freeze $20 billion in so-called Green Bank loans and review key solar incentives are expected to obscure federal policy affecting solar for months to come.
SEMA policy priorities include de-risking the U.S. solar industry, boosting manufacturing
As industry players are nervously watching the administration’s decision to temporarily freeze and review several provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act, the Solar Energy Manufacturers of America Coalition spells out its priorities.
