The top ten most-read solar stories of 2024
Before we power into the new year, recharge and look back on the year’s most popular stories among pv magazine USA readers.
Solar manufacturing slows in bid to balance supply and demand
Smaller solar manufacturers have been shuttering production lines, but not at a pace fast enough to return profit margins to healthy territory. InfoLink’s Amy Fang considers what lies ahead for PV companies in the near term.
Looming Trump tariffs drive rush on imports, push shipping costs higher
Freight costs are rising as businesses rush to import goods ahead of higher tariffs promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Chinese and European products.
Anza platform now lists U.S.-made solar cells and modules
The software-based procurement platform is expanded to help solar buyers be sure they’re purchasing domestically produced solar cells and modules.
Tax credits announced for solar ingot and wafer manufacturing
New incentives support solar manufacturers and encourage the domestic buildout of the earlier stages of the solar supply chain.
Sunrise brief: Setting standards for solar supply chain transparency
Also on the rise: Kimberly-Clark Corp. signs $230 million+ tax credit transfer deal with Schneider Electric. BLM seeks comment on two large-scale solar projects. And more.
TMEIC announces 9 GW utility-scale solar inverter factory in Texas
The Japan-headquartered manufacturer plans a 144,000 square foot U.S. facility.
Solar supply chain, technology trends, and policy update
A report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) provides the latest on global and regional solar supply chains, technological trends, and market impacts from policy.
The U.S. multi-pronged approach to onshoring solar manufacturing
The U.S. aims for a domestic solar supply chain, but the industry’s capacity to serve the early stages in solar manufacturing are minimal. Will its recent industrial policy efforts make a difference?
IRA should incentivize steel solar frames, says report
A report from Origami Solar and Wood Mackenzie advises that if the U.S. solar industry switched from aluminum to recycled steel frames, it would no longer need to import aluminum frames from Asia.
