Polysilicon price reaches $39.3/kg — the highest since 2011
The price of polysilicon last week reached its highest level since 2011 and, according to Chinese module manufacturer JinkoSolar, there are no visible signs that it could drop this year, as predicted by several analysts.
Ingeteam supplied 4.2GW of solar and battery inverters in 2021
The company posted a record year despite global supply shortages.
You may be able to wirelessly charge your EV this year
WiTricity unveiled plans for an aftermarket wireless charging station for select electric vehicle models.
Solar support in coal country
In the United States, passage of the Build Back Better Act would extend
the solar Investment Tax Credit and offer other clean energy initiatives
that would boost the renewable energy momentum already underway in Senator Joe Manchin’s home state of West Virginia. This is good news for the state and is resulting in unlikely allies.
Sunrise brief: Missing–Five to ten gigawatts of utility scale solar in 2022
Also on the rise: Equitable access to solar is part of DOE-backed plan. One to six million metric tons of lithium may lie beneath the Salton Sea. Adopting standards for EVs will accelerate the path for these vehicles. Solar tracker manufacturers can expect a boom in the US through 2025. Heliogen plans concentrated solar power manufacturing facility. IBM, ABB, and Worley team up to help energy companies build and operate green hydrogen facilities.
People on the Move: Silfab Solar, LG Energy Solution, Centrica Business Solutions, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Equitable solar access strategies under development by DOE-backed program
Residential and commercial solar equity and inclusion plans will be developed by Solar Energy Innovation Network, which recently selected eight teams dispersed throughout underserved areas the US to develop community-level plans.
Concentrated solar power manufacturing facility planned for California
Heliogen announced plans to open a southern California fabrication to build solar directors called heliostats and other components in its CSP system.
Lithium beneath the Salton Sea
The geothermal field beneath California’s Salton Sea contains brine that may hold from one to six million metric tons of lithium, an essential element for producing batteries. A Berkeley Lab study aims to evaluate the resource.
Missing: Five to ten gigawatts of utility scale solar in 2022
ROTH Capital Partners sees a possibility of 5-10GW of utility-scale solar power facility developers finding it challenging to procure – cost effective or otherwise – solar panels for their projects, with some pushing off construction until Tier 1 products are available for purchase.
