Solar panel prices increase nearly 5% as China tightens oversight
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Canada backs 32 MW Indigenous-owned solar project
Canada is investing CAD 33 million ($23.8 million) in a 32 MW solar project to be built by George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Two U.S. distributed solar businesses raise over $400 million
DSD Renewables secured $238 million of long-term financing for a 233 MW solar project portfolio and GDEV Management more than $200 million to support its work as a middle-market investor in behind-the-meter solar and storage.
Understanding clean energy tax credit rollbacks in the wake of the OBBBA
Tax credits are set to expire and new restrictions to imports will apply. Michael John David, accounting director for the CPA firm Scrubbed weighs in.
The ‘onion’ of FEOC, Safe Harbor, and tax credits
pv magazine USA spoke with tax lawyers about the added layers of diligence and complexity that Foreign Entity of Concern rules bring to tax credits (excluding hydrogen), and how to traverse four years of ongoing construction under new Safe Harbor guidance.
Dynamic pricing is superior to virtual power plants, says dynamic pricing pioneer
As California pursues dynamic pricing of electricity to help integrate renewable generation, industry pioneer Edward Cazalet says dynamic pricing can meet California’s demand flexibility needs better than virtual power plants can.
Bila Solar introduces 550 W solar panel with U.S.-made steel frame
The company partnered with Origami Solar to manufacture its modules, which also contain U.S.-made solar cells.
GameChange Solar assists with federal tax credit “start of construction” qualification
The solar tracker company said its flexible manufacturing capabilities and job-specific components place it in a position to help developers meet new “physical work” rules for attaining federal clean energy tax credits.
New Use Energy introduces ruggedized 16 lb. portable solar battery bank
The battery bank contains a 550 Wh LFP battery and a 600 W pure sine wave inverter.
Space-based solar power advances to the launch pad
Experts on a SpaceNews webinar say the technology is ‘having a moment,’ with projects scheduled for deployment as early as 2026.
