U.S. Customs solar exclusions may be “de facto ban on Chinese polysilicon”
Longi solar modules made of Tongwei polysilicon have been excluded from entry to the U.S.
U.S. clean hydrogen roadmap needs work, say analysts
Wood Mackenzie principal analyst, Hector Arreola, suggest The Biden-Harris Administration address cost and scaling roadblocks to meet the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap’s ambitious goals.
Green hydrogen: The scaling challenge
Achieving scale in green hydrogen production is of the essence and will require subsidies and policy support, at least in the early years.
Ten most common rooftop solar safety risks
Clean Energy Associates found a myriad of problems at solar installations around the world, noting that because most are caused by poor installation practices, many can be identified and resolved relatively easily before they lead to fires, safety risks and potentially costly liabilities.
Sunrise brief: North Carolina rulings dent rooftop solar value
Also on the rise: Over 500 MWh standalone battery storage facility enters operation in Texas. Connecticut commercial energy storage demand spurs government action. And more.
Get what you pay for with high-efficiency PV modules
Clean Energy Associates (CEA) has calculated the price premium that solar developers will swallow in return for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) savings offered by the latest generation of high-efficiency PV modules.
Global polysilicon capacities may nearly double by end of 2023 to 536 GW
Clean Energy Associates expects manufacturing capacity to exceed installations next year.
DOC clarifies scope of anti-circumvention investigation, but what’s actually new?
While the update clarifies that wafers produced outside of China with Chinese polysilicon are not under investigation, just how much wafer capacity is there outside of China?
‘The major solar players will shift from PERC to TOPCon’
US analyst Clean Energy Associates made some notable predictions in its Q4 survey of the world solar manufacturing market, including echoing predictions made elsewhere that the new polysilicon production capacity coming online now will help arrest the spike in solar panel prices.
Sunrise brief: Study weighs key factors in choosing monofacial vs. bifacial
Also on the rise: Making sense of the triple trade threat facing solar, proposed rules could speed up energy storage deployment in California, and water and a wipe may help cool down hot solar modules.
