A majority of new solar panels will retain 80% production after 30 years
A five-year Sandia Labs study of new solar module degradation found that 13 of 23 tested module types would have effective lifetimes exceeding 30 years.
New York Governor Hochul announces $319 million dry pump facility
This investment helps secure domestic supply chains for an essential component in the solar cell manufacturing process.
Mission Solar announces 1 GW made-in-USA solar panel manufacturing expansion
The company plans to add 300 MW of production capacity immediately and targets 1 GW of annual production expansion by 2024.
Sunrise brief: All 13 states in PJM grid region call for PJM to make faster progress on interconnection
Also on the rise: Annual added PV capacity will more than quadruple to 650 GW in 2030, says IEA. Wood Mackenzie acquired by Veritas Capital. And more.
Heliene adds 420 MW U.S. solar panel assembly line
The North American solar panel assembler added significant capacity to its existing 150 MW operation in Minnesota.
U.S. solar modules 107% more expensive without global supply chains
Researchers suggest that from 2008 to 2020, the globalization of solar module manufacturing has saved $67 Billion for U.S., German, and Chinese solar installers, even as it was heavily dominated by China’s investments.
China’s solar cell production capacity may reach 600 GW by year-end
The Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory revealed that most of the planned new solar cell production capacity relates to high-efficiency n-type cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT.
Global installed PV capacity could hit 260 GW in 2022
The International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS) estimates that 173.5 GW of new solar capacity was installed in 2021, and that figure might rise to 260 GW in 2022. pv magazine spoke with the co-chair of the European Solar Manufacturing Council to look into the figures.
Sunrise brief: U.S. DOE invests $14 million to enhance environmental and wildlife benefits of solar
Also on the rise: World has technical potential to host 47.6 PWh of photovoltaic-thermal panels. Artificial intelligence could speed interconnection, says Amazon executive. And more.
Sunrise brief: U.S. solar electricity for $0 per kWh?
Also on the rise: A user guide to the Inflation Reduction Act. Rooftop wind energy innovation claims 50% more energy than solar at same cost. And more.
