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Qcells builds pilot line for perovskite-silicon tandem PV cells in South Korea

Qcells says it is building a pilot line for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that will start operations later this year in South Korea. It is working closely with its team in Germany, where it has already established another pilot line for tandem cells.

The domestic content guidance loses sight of the goal to invest in American energy independence

We need a domestic content standard that would draw distinctions between panels made entirely here and those with imported components.

Nextracker manufacturing low-carbon steel components in Memphis

In collaboration with MSS Steel Tubes USA, the operation will provide low-carbon steel components to support the company’s recent 3 GW multi-year agreement with Silicon Ranch for its projects in the Tennessee Valley and greater Southeast.

Canadian Solar ships 6.1 GW of modules in Q1 2023

This record volume of shipments was a 68% increase over the same quarter last year.

President Biden vetoes legislation to repeal moratorium on solar tariffs

Biden vetoed the repeal, saying it would undermine the efforts to ramp up domestic manufacturing to support a burgeoning solar industry and would create uncertainty for businesses and workers in the U.S. solar industry.

Sunrise brief: Solar glass provider ramps up production by 6 GW to meet demand 

Also on the rise: Enel Green Power moves one step closer to solar cell and module factory in Oklahoma. Community solar project coming to coal country. And more.

Enel Green Power moves one step closer to solar cell and module factory in Oklahoma

If approved, the proposed U.S. factory will be Enel’s second solar manufacturing facility, as it previously announced the expansion of its 3Sun Gigafactory in Catania, Sicily. The U.S. factory will also be one of the few in the country manufacturing cells as well as modules.

Solar earnings recap: Tigo Energy, Nextracker and FTC Solar

pv magazine USA’s recap of notable upstream solar, integrated solar, hardware, finance and rooftop installers that reported quarterly or fiscal year earnings over the last week.

Treasury Department releases guidance on solar domestic content

The Inflation Reduction Act includes a 10% bonus for solar power projects that use made-in-USA content, and the Treasury released long-awaited details on what that means.

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First Solar acquires perovskite specialist Evolar

First Solar has agreed to pay $38 million to buy Swedish manufacturing startup Evolar AB, as it seeks to expand development of high-efficiency tandem PV tech.

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