First Solar becomes third clean energy company to join S&P 500 Index
Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar is planning 10 GWdc of new solar module manufacturing capacity in Ohio and Alabama by 2025.
NanoGraf to produce advanced battery materials in facility near Chicago
New headquarters will help onshore advanced silicon anode materials for U.S. battery supply chain.
“Dragon scale” solar panels chosen for new space station housing units
Space station developer Gravitics selected mPower for its interconnected mesh of silicon-based solar panels.
Sunrise brief: Don’t let the solar lights go out in California
Also on the rise: American Battery Factory chooses Tucson as the place for giga-plant. Biden admin wants to shore up resiliency with solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico. And more.
How clean energy technologies achieve commercial success
Analysts study lab-to-market pathways for clean energy technologies including a look at the development of First Solar’s cadmium-telluride thin film solar modules.
Even with tariffs in place, there’s still room for growth in solar installations
A significant volume of solar cells and wafers made in southeast Asia by the largest solar manufacturers in the world, including Jinko, JA Solar, LONGi, Trina, may have the opportunity to legally avoid the tariffs.
American Battery Factory to build Tucson, Arizona battery cell gigafactory
The battery Gigafactory will bring 300 initial full-time jobs, scaling up to 1,000 cumulative jobs over time.
Next-generation factories promise a brighter future for solar manufacturing
The digital transformation of scalable and cost-effective solar manufacturing is key to enabling the anticipated growth in clean energy alternatives.
Tigo Energy to go public via Roth Capital, Craig-Hallum SPAC platform
The 15-year old solar inverter and electronics company will have a $600 million pre-money equity valuation when it goes public by Q2, 2023.
Design framework for BIPV shading devices
Canadian researchers have developed a new model to improve the performance of building-integrated PV (BIPV) shades in buildings. They considered solar electricity, heat transferred through windows, and interior daylighting quality.
