Lithium-ion database of North American supply chain from raw materials through battery packs
In the quest to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in lithium battery innovation and manufacturing, the NAATBatt Lithium-Ion (li-ion) Battery Supply Chain Database lists North American companies across the lithium-ion supply chain.
Intersect Power orders 4.9 GW of First Solar modules
Intersect Power expected to be the largest buyer and operator of First Solar technology by 2029.
Sunrise brief: More solar module manufacturing coming to the U.S.
Also on the rise: The day Indiana rooftop solar died. Is hydrogen about to have its solar moment? And more.
Enel North America to build 3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in U.S.
The proposed facility will be Enel’s second global PV manufacturing facility after Catania, Sicily, and once completed will be the largest U.S. PV module manufacturing facility.
First Solar names Alabama as site for its fourth U.S. solar manufacturing facility
The company plans to invest approximately $1.1 billion in a 3.5 GW manufacturing facility to be commissioned by 2025.
Sunrise brief: Solar industry requests that Commerce throw out the tariff case
Also on the rise: Tackling soft costs in U.S. residential solar. REC Solar reports disappointing Q3 earnings, dip in poly sales. And more.
REC Silicon Q3 report reveals 24.7% dip in polysilicon sales
The company reports that disappointing earnings are the result of ongoing supply chain constraints affecting global shipments and order timing, indicating that it will pursue an additional price increase in 2023.
50 states of solar incentives: Alabama
With a public utility market prohibitive of solar development, Alabama constituents are hopeful that the Inflation Reduction Act could create a market for behind-the-meter distributed generation activity.
JinkoSolar claims 23.86% efficiency for n-type, TOPCon monocrystalline panel
JinkoSolar’s newest PV module has an efficiency rating of 23.86%. It is based on its TOPCon mono cell tech, which achieved a record efficiency of 26.1% in October, as confirmed by TÜV Rheinland.
Philadelphia Solar partners with Translucent to build solar module manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Joint venture with Translucent Energy moves Jordan-based Philadelphia Solar’s planned U.S. manufacturing facility closer to reality.
