Maxeon Solar to build 3 GW cell and module plant in Albuquerque
The company will invest $1 billion in the TOPCon manufacturing facility, creating up to 1,800 highly skilled jobs.
Clearway to procure 2 GW of solar trackers from Nextracker
The U.S.-made trackers will supply a portion of Clearway’s solar development pipeline across 17 states.
Nextracker to deliver 3 GW of trackers to Leeward Renewable Energy
Leeward’s portfolio of 25 wind, solar and energy storage facilities across the United States totals about 2.7 GW of generating capacity, and the company reports that it has another 1.9 GW contracted and 20 GW under development and construction across 100 projects.
Heliene plans to manufacture 1 GW solar modules, 1.5 GW solar cells in the U.S.
Canadian-based Heliene plans a new factory in Minnesota that will begin producing modules in 2024 and cells in 2025.
Sunrise brief: Utility-scale solar and storage is on a roll across the U.S.
Also on the rise: The potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska. NY State provides additional $29 million for EV infrastructure and rebates. And more.
Sunrise brief: Meyer Burger to bring 2 GW of solar cell manufacturing to Colorado
Also on the rise: How will the latest change to net metering impact solar adoption in California? Solar contractor tool helps quote roofing and solar in one. And more.
2 GW Meyer Burger solar cell factory in Colorado, hints of more coming
The Swiss-German solar machine and module manufacturer has announced it will redirect solar cell manufacturing machines planned for Germany to Colorado in order to get the factory up by the end of 2024, which would make all of their Arizona solar modules qualify for the IRA”s “domestic content”.
Sunrise brief: Tesla solar down 38%, energy storage up 222% in Q2
Also on the rise: Array Technologies to secure domestically made steel from new mill in Texas. Separator tech to prevent battery fires. And more.
Array Technologies to secure domestically made steel from new mill in Texas
The tracker manufacturer is partnering with Lock Joint Tube to manufacture domestically sourced steel tubes for utility-scale solar projects to serve the burgeoning Texas market.
First Solar to support 12 GW growth trajectory with $1 billion revolving credit
On June 30, the Arizona-based producer of U.S.-made solar panels arranged a new $1 billion credit facility that includes a sub-limit of $250 million of available letters of credit from eleven financial institutions.
