U.S. solar panel supply ‘sufficient’ but two bottlenecks hold industry back
Solar panel supply is no issue, but other installation bottlenecks have emerged, said a report from Clean Energy Associates.
EDF Renewables, Enbridge switch on 577 MW of solar in US
EDF Renewables and Enbridge have launched the 577 MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio. It provides renewable energy to Amazon as the US state’s largest operational solar farm.
Wardwizard Innovations partners C4V on battery cell development for its electric vehicles
Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility has partnered with New York-based lithium battery technology company C4V to develop battery cells for its electric vehicle portfolio.
REC Silicon shuts down polysilicon operations at U.S. site
The reason given for the shutdown is the inability to “improve the level of some key impurities,” and would not be able to deliver a quality product in the time demanded by the company’s main customer.
U.S. distributed generation solar panel prices decline on oversupply
Prices have fallen 7% since August as domestic manufacturing ramps up and the global market contends with product oversupply, said a report from Anza.
Waaree starts solar module production at its USA facility
Waaree Solar Americas has started trial production of PV modules at its facility in Texas. The facility is set to fully commission its Phase-1 manufacturing capacity of 1.6 GW in the next few months.
Antidumping investigation could more than double cost of U.S. EV battery, energy storage
Anti-dumping, countervailing duties on battery materials could have serious effects on the EV and energy storage markets, as the battery material and manufacturing markets in the U.S. are still in very early stages.
New US solar manufacturer to open 2.5 GW HJT factory
NuVision Solar – a newly formed, US-owned and operated manufacturer – has revealed plans to produce heterojunction (HJT) solar cells and modules.
Trump touts solar trade tariffs
While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is reshoring solar manufacturing in the United States, raising import tariffs may slow momentum. The actions of the incoming Trump administration are tough to forecast at this point.
ISA, USAID sign MoU to advance grid interconnections
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will work together to establish and expand clean energy transmission networks across regions such as South Asia, the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia, and Africa, supporting the development of a unified grid to facilitate the large-scale transfer of clean power.
