U.S. solar cell manufacturer shoring up supply chain with second multi-year agreement
ES Foundry announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 MW of U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, an Indianapolis-based maker of ultra-lightweight solar modules.
Freyr Battery rebrands as T1 Energy, relocates to Austin
After acquiring the U.S. manufacturing assets of Trina Solar, Freyr Battery rebrands as T1 Energy and continues plans to produce both solar modules and cells in Texas.
U.S. manufacturer offers steel-framed bifacial solar modules
Heliene announced a multi-year agreement with Origami Solar, a U.S. manufacturer of steel frames for solar modules, eliminating tariff and supply chain risk of imported aluminum frames.
U.S.-made First Solar modules available through new partnership
Distributor Guided Path Solar offers First Solar modules made in Ohio facilities. The modules contain 100% domestic content and are expected to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content bonus.
U.S. surpasses 50 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity
The buildout is happening across the domestic solar supply chain and, at full capacity, planned facilities will produce enough to meet the demand for solar in the U.S., according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
GE Vernova brings its solar inverter manufacturing home to the U.S.
The utility-scale inverters will be manufactured at GE Vernova’s Pittsburgh facility as part of a $10 million investment.
Solar glass manufacturer incentivized to set up U.S. facility
Canadian Premium Sand received a $75 million tax credit allocation to re-purpose a former glass manufacturing site in the U.S. to produce pattern solar glass.
The state of the domestic solar and energy storage supply chain, Q1 2025
Anza reports on U.S.-made solar modules, cells and battery energy storage in today’s pipeline and offers a glimpse at manufacturers’ efforts to ramp up production.
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.
Enphase IQ8 microinverters are now Build America, Buy America compliant
Enphase microinverters made at its U.S. contract manufacturing facilities used in federal infrastructure projects are now eligible for participation in programs including the Solar for All initiative.
