U.S. solar factories: From announcements to reality
Now that incentives from the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are well understood, global manufacturers are announcing factories in the United States to constitute much of the solar supply chain. While some plans have been scrapped already, and more cancellations are expected, the broader trend is unprecedented growth.
Tax credits announced for solar ingot and wafer manufacturing
New incentives support solar manufacturers and encourage the domestic buildout of the earlier stages of the solar supply chain.
Sunrise brief: General Motors launches residential storage system
Also on the rise: Powering restaurants with rooftop PV, reversible fuel cells. JinkoSolar, Trina say TOPCon modules outperform p-type back-contact panels. And more.
Fortescue launches battery pack manufacturing plant in Detroit
Australian mining and green energy major Fortescue plans to launch its manufacturing efforts in the United States by producing a high-voltage battery pack with up to 34 kWh capacity built around the company’s scalable battery module technology.
Runergy Alabama partners with Solarcycle to supply glass and recycle modules
Solarcycle will supply at least 4 GW of glass partially made from recycled solar modules.
Analyzing countervailing duty tariff rates on solar cells
Import tariff rates range from 0.14% to nearly 300% of the cost of shipped goods on certain solar cells and modules shipped from Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Heliene receives $54 million investment to boost U.S. manufacturing
The closing of the strategic equity investment from Transition Equity Partners will help Heliene build out both solar cell and module manufacturing in the U.S.
Sunrise brief: Trina solar files with U.S. trade commission to protect TOPCon solar patents
Also on the rise: Data-driven O&M supercharging solar asset performance. Solar wafer prices steady amid improving supply-demand balance. And more.
Sunrise brief: Solar generation up 26%, but electricity demand outpaces growth
Also on the rise: First Solar opens $1.1 billion solar factory in Alabama. Solar levelized cost of electricity 56% lower than lowest-cost fossil fuels. And more.
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.
