Origami Solar sets up regional fabrication of steel solar panel frames
Partnerships with steel equipment producers in Ohio and two locations in Texas will enable Origami to have its steel solar module frames shipped from fabricator to module manufacturer in one to two days, the company says.
Long-duration stability of perovskite solar cells
US scientists have analyzed the impact of “seasoning” a formamidinium lead iodide solution with two-dimensional (2D) perovskites. They have found that the template improved the efficiency and durability of their solar cells.
Texas gas station to save on costs with solar installation
A Shell gas station is expected to save over $150,000 from a solar array installed on the roof of its pumping station.
Total U.S. solar module manufacturing capacity grows by 71% in Q1 2024
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report, solar module manufacturing production capacity increased by over 11 GW.
Texas to host 300 MW of geomechanical energy storage projects
Quidnet Energy, a provider of geomechanical energy storage (GES) technology, has joined hands with distributed energy resources developer Hunt Energy Network to deliver 300 MW of storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid operating region.
In case you missed it: Five 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.
Texas is the proving ground for a new way of electric grid operation
Texas is uniquely suited to adopt virtual power plant technology due to its competitive, deregulated market. Its success highlights the “perverse incentive” of vertically integrated utilities in other states to make capital expenditures without discretion to raise profits.
Guaranteed and transferable tax benefits will make the PV industry too big to fail
Trina Solar executive says policies in the Inflation Reduction Act will make or break the future of solar in the U.S.
J.P. Morgan commits $680 million tax equity financing for solar and storage
The funds support project developer Ørsted’s portfolio in Texas and Arizona.
Solar industry panel cautions about 2025 Texas Legislature
According to BloombergNEF’s just released 1H 2024 US Clean Energy Market Outlook, Texas promises to top the charts in terms of solar, wind and battery storage deployments in the period from 2024 to 2035. But it’s position as the number one U.S. state for renewable energy is not a given, as panelists made clear at last week’s RE+ Texas conference in Houston, Texas.
