A true next generation of solar cell technology is upon us. It is time to contemplate the benefits.
Novonix plans to retrofit a Chattanooga, Tennessee General Electric plant to produce 8,000 tons of anode materials annually for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems.
Also on the rise: Chinese solar group calls forced labor allegations ‘unfounded’, and two southwest utilities issue RFPs for solar and distributed energy resources.
The fund joins the automaker’s $35 billion investment in electric and alternative vehicles globally through 2025.
Using a modified version of the same technology used in AA batteries, Urban Electric Power was accepted into EPRI’s Incubatenergy Labs program to prove their technology’s worth in front of some of the nation’s top utilities.
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar says demand softened as polysilicon prices rose in Q1, battery EVs are forecast to rule the roads by 2050, and New York State issues site permits for two solar projects.
Further price increases for residential and C&I projects, along with a possible drop in module shipments and even more delays for utility-scale projects are possible in the wake of action by the Biden administration to address forced labor allegations in China.
The action was taken under Section 1307 of the Tariff Act and targets Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. and its subsidiaries. Goods may be immediately detained under the action.
The Labor Department said it took the “extraordinary measure” in response to the “severity of the ongoing human rights abuses.”
The action follows growing pressure on the administration to act on allegations of forced labor in the solar supply chain. One analyst warns of a “significant negative impact” across the U.S. solar industry.
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