Sunrise brief: Top five solar states
Also on the rise: U.S. solar industry week in review. U.S. expected to outpace Europe in lithium-ion battery cells. And more.
The top five states for solar deployment in 2023
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released an overview of the top states for solar installation last year.
U.S. solar industry week in review
pv magazine USA spotlights news stories of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Solar simulator for perovskite-silicon tandem PV cells, modules
A new measurment and solar simulator instrument designed for perovskite-silicon tandem cells and encapsulated mini-modules is the latest product from a collaboration between Canadian solar simulator supplier G2V Optics and U.S.-based measurement instrumentation company Sinton Instruments.
Charged by the IRA, U.S. expected to outpace Europe in lithium-ion battery cells
Global manufacturing of lithium-ion battery cells is expected to triple between 2022 and 2025, according to a report from Clean Energy Associates.
Polysilicon prices further decouple, adverse factors thwart contract negotiations
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
GameChange validates 40-year maintenance-free design of Genius Tracker drive system
At an outdoor site in Massachusetts, GameChange Solar trackers worked overtime in a test to determine how the drive system can be expected to function for 40 years.
Weather records tumble across U.S. as Atlantic pressure keeps eastern skies clear
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that persistent high pressure in the upper atmosphere led to irradiance as high as 30% above normal, and new records for solar generation and temperature in North America in mid-February.
Sunrise brief: How to boost U.S. solar rooftop installations
Also on the rise: Bloom Energy teams up with Shell to look at large-scale hydrogen projects. A look at the great transformer shortage affecting U.S. utilities. And more.
Policy recommendations to support U.S. rooftop solar installation
Rooftop solar has the technical potential to serve 45% of electricity demand, based on 2022 demand levels, said a report from Environment America. As of that year, it served about 1.5% of electricity consumed.
