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Market and policy tailwinds drive uptick in domestic battery manufacturing

Despite uncertainty, discussions at the Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2025 conference made clear that strengthening domestic manufacturing is a priority of the new administration.

Sinovoltaics updates map of North American solar supply chain

The North American manufacturing hub has added several new producers across the PV module supply chain but analysts see continued cell, wafer and polysilicon capacity constraints. The report is based on announcements of capacities at regional sites that produce solar modules, cells, wafers, ingots, polysilicon and metallurgical-grade silicon.

First Solar sues JinkoSolar for alleged TOPCon patent infringement

First Solar has sued JinkoSolar in a US federal court in Delaware, claiming that the Chinese manufacturer infringed upon US Patent No. 9,130,074, which is related to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar technology.

First Solar cashes in on sale of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits

Generated from the manufacturer’s U.S. facilities, First Solar expects to receive gross cash proceeds of approximately $819 million upon the transaction’s completion.

In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

U.S. solar cell manufacturer shoring up supply chain with second multi-year agreement

ES Foundry announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 MW of U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, an Indianapolis-based maker of ultra-lightweight solar modules.

PV Hardware solar trackers and foundations now 100% U.S. made

PVH products are now eligible to contribute to the Inflation Reduction Act 10% domestic content bonus tax credit.

Freyr Battery rebrands as T1 Energy, relocates to Austin

After acquiring the U.S. manufacturing assets of Trina Solar, Freyr Battery rebrands as T1 Energy and continues plans to produce both solar modules and cells in Texas.

Yotta Energy replaces ballast blocks with battery storage 

The energy storage startup’s new plug-and-play modules will provide a kilowatt of storage in a small package.  

Sunrise brief: SolarEdge stock rises over 20% on positive cash flow guidance

Also on the rise: U.S. community solar jumps 35%, but faces future uncertainty. U.S. manufacturer offers steel-framed bifacial solar modules. And more.

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