Polysilicon price relief in 2023 as industry scales to 500 GW capacity
CEA has suggested that solar wafer pricing will fall 23% by the end of 2023, while Bloomberg NEF sees 500 GW of manufacturing capacity online by the end of next year.
First Solar to invest up to $1.2 billion in expanding U.S. solar manufacturing by 4.4 GW
New 3.5 GWDC manufacturing facility planned in the U.S. Southeast; Ohio plant expands and gets a $185 million upgrade.
Lab manufactured perovskite solar panel goes nine months, loses 25% of its efficiency
Researchers built and deployed a nine perovskite solar panel array that showed little generation loss due to high temperatures, and performed better over time than researchers expected.
GAF Energy breaks ground on Texas solar roofing plant
The Georgetown, Texas facility will provide hundreds of U.S.-based, clean energy jobs.
A big boost to wind and solar is coming. Be patient, says Rystad
While the recently signed IRA is expected to add 155 GW of additional utility scale capacity, it will take time to gear up as both wind and solar have industry dynamics to manage.
Sunrise brief: EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water
Also on the rise: Sheep to manage vegetation at solar project in Colorado. Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year. And more.
REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon agreement bolsters U.S. solar supply chain
The recent Hanwha investment will enable a re-start of the currently idle Moses Lake plant in 2023 and make available high volumes of cost competitive, high quality, and low carbon solar grade polysilicon.
Sunrise brief: U.S. solar industry eyes 50 GW of manufacturing capacity by the end of the decade
Also on the rise: Green Banks may compete for $27 billion from fund set up by Inflation Reduction Act. EnergySage Marketplace Intel Report points to changes in solar pricing, preference. And more.
Meyer Burger ramps up solar panel plans
Switzerland’s Meyer Burger is accelerating the expansion of its solar panel production capacity, following the extension of the U.S. solar tax credit for PV manufacturers and an order from developer DE Shaw for 3.75 GW of U.S.-made heterojunction modules.
Solar industry eyes 50 GW of manufacturing capacity by the end of this decade
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a roadmap for achieving the goal of a domestic supply chain.
