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Modules & Upstream Manufacturing

Has the Inflation Reduction Act bolstered the U.S. solar supply chain?

Wood Mackenzie is tracking the capacity that manufacturers have announced will come online in the U.S.; however, three challenges remain including a balance of materials, pricing and tariffs.

REC introduces 640 W commercial solar panel

The new product contains heterojunction cell technology (HJT) with up to 22.5% efficiency.

Sunrise brief: Battery energy storage tariffs tripled; domestic content rules updated

Also on the rise: Bringing lithium-sulfur batteries closer to commercialization. Largest solar project in Wyoming moves forward. And more.

Guaranteed and transferable tax benefits will make the PV industry too big to fail

Trina Solar executive says policies in the Inflation Reduction Act will make or break the future of solar in the U.S.

Silfab receives funds to develop U.S.-made back-contact N-type solar cells

Silfab Solar is one of seven awardees of DOE funding for projects that will use dual-use PV technologies to electrify buildings, decarbonize the transportation sector and reduce land-use conflicts.

The U.S. multi-pronged approach to onshoring solar manufacturing

The U.S. aims for a domestic solar supply chain, but the industry’s capacity to serve the early stages in solar manufacturing are minimal. Will its recent industrial policy efforts make a difference?

Bifacial solar module tariffs reinstated

The Office of the President has turned its focus to solar panels, announcing the removal of the bifacial solar panel Section 301 tariff exclusion and addressing issues of stockpiling during trade cases, alongside promoting the nation’s manufacturing base.

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Sunrise brief: Opposition stymies solar – sometimes

Also on the rise: Solar and wind powered boat’s final voyage across the sea. Active Surfaces raises $5.6 million to develop ‘solar 2.0’. And more.

Active Surfaces raises $5.6 million to develop ‘solar 2.0’

Active Surfaces is developing lightweight, flexible solar panels that can be integrated into virtually any surface and manufactured using a printed, roll-to-roll process.

Heliene inks supply agreement with UGE for U.S.-made solar modules

With the Heliene supply agreement in place, UGE is projected to begin qualifying for the domestic content adder on projects that start construction as early as this summer.

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