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NorSun to make silicon ingots and wafers at new 5-GW factory in Oklahoma

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:36:56 +0000

Norwegian silicon wafer manufacturer NorSun announced it will build a new 5-GW silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company will invest $620 million into the site on Tulsa International Airport property. The factory should support 320 direct jobs. “Our business plan has an ambitious timeline, so we knew we needed a…

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Solar panel production begins at Meyer Burger plant in Arizona

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:08:19 +0000

Swiss solar technology pioneer Meyer Burger has started solar module assembly production at its new plant in Goodyear, Arizona. A factory audit was recently completed, and Meyer Burger said it passed without any issues. The solar cells being used in the American-assembled panels were produced at Meyer Burger’s German facility. Eventually, Meyer Burger will switch…

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Energizer Solar products to be distributed through ATG E Power

Kelly Pickerel — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:31:46 +0000

Energizer Solar, a licensee of Energizer Holdings, will distribute its solar products in the North American market through California-based ATG E Power. “The Energizer Solar product range has already made waves in the renewable energy sector, achieving remarkable success in Australia and Europe,” said Nicholas Sweeney, co-founder of Energizer Solar. “Our comprehensive solar ecosystem, designed…

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Origami Solar steel module frames find manufacturing home in US

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:01:12 +0000

Steel solar panel frame producer Origami Solar has secured a fully American supply chain, including working with three U.S. steel fabricators. The three partnerships – with Welser Profile of Valley City, Ohio; Priefert, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; and Unimacts of Houston, Texas – will enable Origami to ship steel solar frames to customers in the first quarter of 2025.…

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GAF Energy to use DOE investment to build solar shingle testing site

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:40:19 +0000

GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and manufacturer of solar roofing products, said it will build a new testing facility for building-integrated solar photovoltaics (BIPV) products, thanks to an investment from the Dept. of Energy. GAF Energy is currently searching for location for the new facility. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in San Jose,…

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5-GW solar panel plant coming to Tennessee

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:03:44 +0000

A new brand will be setting up a 5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. ReCreate is a joint venture between European solar panel brand Recom and Create Energy, a supporter of American renewable energy manufacturing founded by Dean Solon, the founder of eBOS manufacturer Shoals. Solon announced the ReCreate brand today with…

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200-MW New Mexico solar project replaces retired coal plant

Billy Ludt — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:45:15 +0000

Origis Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have completed construction and reached commercial operation on Escalante Solar, a 200-MW PV project built on the site of the former 253-MWAC, coal-fired Escalante Station near Grants, New Mexico, which was retired in 2020. “Escalante Solar helps all our members get to 50% clean energy used in…

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Trade Commission says solar imports from Southeast Asia are harming domestic manufacturers

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:19:39 +0000

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry is materially injured by imports of silicon solar cells and panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Commission will now pass the decision-making baton to the Dept. of Commerce, which will decide if…

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AD/CVD moratorium on Southeast Asian solar imports expires today — does it even matter?

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:47 +0000

The temporary pause on duty collection and tariff enforcement for Chinese-origin solar cell and panel imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam found to be circumventing U.S. trade law expires today. Beginning tomorrow, antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) will be imposed on solar panel imports from the four Southeast Asian countries. In August 2023, the Commerce Dept.…

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53 solar panel manufacturers featured on latest PV Module Reliability Scorecard

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:30 +0000

Independent testing lab Kiwa PVEL today publishes its 10th edition of the “PV Module Reliability Scorecard” report. The scorecard provides the solar industry with a comprehensive resource of testing insights gained from Kiwa PVEL’s Product Qualification Program (PQP), a suite of reliability and performance tests that analyze modules across a range of conditions, from temperature…

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First Solar, Qcells solar panels are some of the greenest in industry after achieving EPEAT designation

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:33:54 +0000

Two solar panel brands today achieved the Global Electronics Council’s (GEC) stringent sustainability criteria, making them EPEAT registered products. The Q.TRON and Q.PEAK DUO crystalline silicon module lines from Qcells and the Series 6 Plus and Series 7 TR1 cadmium-telluride thin-film panels from First Solar are the first in the industry to reach the EPEAT designation. EPEAT…

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Solvari AC module completes UL 2703 certification testing

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 31 May 2024 17:30:58 +0000

New AC and smart module company Solvari announced that its Solvari SR solar panel for the residential market has passed UL/CSA 61730 and UL 2703 certification testing. Solvari has also completed testing through NREL to ensure a 25-year performance lifetime. The Solvari SR AC module has mounts pre-installed on its corners, and features a pre-attached…

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Jinko reaches 33.24% efficiency on TOPCon-perovskite tandem solar cell

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 31 May 2024 11:59:18 +0000

JinkoSolar announced it has reached a conversion efficiency of 33.24% of its n-type TOPCon-based perovskite tandem solar cell, as tested by the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The tandem solar cell employed Jinko’s n-type high-efficiency monocrystalline TOPCon solar cell as the bottom cell. This conversion efficiency for the perovskite/TOPCon…

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LONGi launches solar panel series using new M11 wafer size

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:58:41 +0000

Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo X6 Max series, which uses the industry-compromised new wafer size of 182.2 × 191.6 mm (M11). The M11 wafer size was agreed to by six manufacturers in 2023 — Canadian Solar, Chint (Astronergy), DAS Solar, LONGi, Risen Energy and Tongwei. The new rectangular wafer…

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REC releases new Alpha Pro M series solar panel at 640 W

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 29 May 2024 19:32:11 +0000

REC Group has launched a new solar panel for the non-residential market in the United States. The new Alpha Pro M Series uses heterojunction technology (HJT) to reach 640 W with 22.5% efficiency. This latest release is the sixth innovation in the Alpha line of solar panels. Production is set to commence this August at…

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