A terawatt of solar module capacity expected within 16 months
Clean Energy Associates projects that major Chinese manufacturers will achieve a global solar module manufacturing capacity of 1 terawatt by the end of 2024. Furthermore, this capacity is projected to hit that same mark within China’s borders by 2025.
First Solar reports forced labor in supply chain
A third-party examination revealed that employees employed by four subcontractors at manufacturing sites in Malaysia were subject to unethical labor practices.
Over 155 GW of U.S. solar manufacturing announced in one year
The U.S. has begun to reshore its energy supply chain one year after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
European warehouses store 40 GW of unsold solar panels
Rystad Energy says that about $7.8 billion of solar panels are now being stored in Europe, but European developers continued to buy solar modules from China throughout the first half of this year.
The domestic content guidance loses sight of the goal to invest in American energy independence
We need a domestic content standard that would draw distinctions between panels made entirely here and those with imported components.
Can the U.S. fill its domestic solar supply chain gaps?
Developments in the U.S. solar marketplace are leaving many wondering if manufacturing will ramp up fast enough to meet demand. Anne Fischer considers potential supply chain gaps that could leave the country dependent on imports.
The world’s largest solar panel manufacturer is coming to Ohio
Longi Solar is combining forces with solar developer Invenergy to build a 5 GW/year solar module manufacturing facility in Pataskala, Ohio.
A moral trilemma for U.S. solar procurement
U.S. solar was disrupted in 2022, with module seizures delaying projects due to strict laws designed to stamp out alleged forced labor practices in sections of the Chinese PV industry. However, it remains to be seen whether seizures affected such alleged practices.
First Solar inks 10.1 GW of sales across four deals
As many as 22 million solar panels will be sold by the U.S. manufacturer as a result of the deals. The company generated $1 billion in revenue in Q4 2022.
Three global trends for solar in 2023
Component cost declines, local manufacturing and distributed energy are trending in the renewable energy sector this year.
