Roth: Steel, aluminum tariffs to add at least 1-3 cents per watt to solar projects
While President Trump has a range of options, all likely scenarios seem likely to result in a modest increase in the cost of solar installations.
Racking and mounting companies renew their call to reject tariffs
In a letter yesterday sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, racking and mounting companies warned of significant job losses in their segment if severe tariffs are imposed on solar cell and module imports.
Solar survives the storms in Puerto Rico
In this op-ed Elie Rothschild of Sollega takes a look at the issue of mounting systems in extreme wind situations, such as Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Trackers dominate U.S. utility-scale solar (w/charts)
Among the many findings in a recent report by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs is that 79% of new U.S. utility-scale solar capacity in 2016 involved tracking systems.
SunLink to supply 500 MW of projects in Florida & Minnesota
Blattner has chosen SunLink to supply both engineering services and fixed-tilt mounting solutions for projects in both states.
NEXTracker supplies Western Hemisphere’s largest project
The 750 MW project, located in Mexico, has already received 200 MW of the company’s single-axis trackers already – with more to come.
EIA: Trackers make up more than 1/2 of installed solar
U.S. Department of Energy data shows single- and dual-axis trackers already comprising 53% of installed utility-scale solar capacity by the end of 2015.
GameChange Forges U.S. Steel Supply Agreement
New York-based GameChange Solar has inked a long-term strategic supply agreement with an un-named company which it describes as “one of the largest steel producers in the United States”.
GameChange Near 100 MW in Minnesota
GameChange Solar, of New York, announced that installations of its Max-Span pile driven systems in the hot Minnesota market year to date now total 98 MW.
No duty evasion investigation on steel pipe from China
Federal authorities have declined to investigate allegations made by U.S. manufacturers that Chinese makers of steel pipe used in solar racking are evading import tariffs
