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The Solar Policy Scoop: January 2025
Commerce reveals antidumping tariff rates on Southeast Asian solar panels Washington, D.C. Following the Dept. of Commerce’s preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties (CVD)…
Solar canopies adapt to residential customer needs 2025 Trends in Solar
The size and aesthetic of solar carports and canopies are changing thanks to demand for these products in the residential market. An…
Solar panel patent battles could alter domestic manufacturing landscape 2025 Trends in Solar
The silicon solar panel market has somewhat settled into uniformity. After decades of R&D, manufacturers determined that PERC (passivated emitter rear contact)…
Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project
Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in…
Trina withdraws Sec. 337 investigation complaint against Canadian Solar
Trina Solar has requested updates to its Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act investigation against various competitors producing TOPCon solar panel products….
Treasury finalizes production tax credit rules for clean hydrogen
Today, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and IRS released final rules for the section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit established…
NV Energy adds new value to solar + storage in latest resource plan
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has issued a final order regarding NV Energy’s three-year resource plan that takes a positive…
The road ahead for distributed solar in 2025 Post-election challenges and new opportunities
As the U.S. prepares for a second term for the Trump Administration, the solar industry faces a new era of both challenges…
Overcoming NIMBY challenges in solar How partnerships and education drive community support
Across the United States, the rise in solar project proposals has met growing resistance from communities expressing “Not in My Backyard” (NIMBY)…
REC Silicon shuts down Moses Lake polysilicon plant Hanwha’s attempt at 100% American supply chain may be dashed.
REC Silicon announced that it is ceasing production at its Moses Lake, Washington, facility. The company shut down its polysilicon production facility…
Texas coal plant to switch to solar + storage by 2027
A coal plant in Texas will soon transition into a solar + storage facility to provide clean renewable energy to 47 rural…
Renewables produced 24% of US’s energy in first 10 months of 2024
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in two new end-of-the-year reports just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA…
Trinasolar Joins AMEA Power for Large Energy Storage Project
Trinasolar has supplied its Elementa 2 platform (5 MWh) to AMEA Power for the 300 MWh Abydos Battery Energy Storage Project in…
Cleveland puts out RFI for equipment suppliers on upcoming 63-MW solar project
Cuyahoga County of Ohio has released a request for information (RFI) for an upcoming 63-MW solar project in the area. Cuyahoga Green…
The Solar Power World stories you should have read this year As chosen by the editors.
As 2024 ends, we must reflect on our work covering the U.S. solar industry from the last year. The previous 12 months…
ABB to acquire Gamesa Electric’s business including BESS, utility inverters
ABB announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the power electronics business of Gamesa Electric in Spain from Siemens Gamesa to…
Primergy completes 100-MW solar project for Amazon
Primergy Solar announced that its 100-MWAC solar project in Ashley County, Arkansas, is fully operational. The project, called Amazon Solar Farm Arkansas…
CleanChoice Energy flips switch on its first owned-and-operated solar project
CleanChoice Energy announced it has interconnected its first fully owned-and-operated solar project. Located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, the Blairs Valley solar farm…
Big Sun Solar completes project for San Antonio worship space
The Ismaili Muslim community in Texas, representing the largest Ismaili presence in the United States, recently completed a significant solar project. The…
Qcells reaches 28.6% efficiency on full-size tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell
Qcells reported it has achieved a new world record, reaching 28.6% efficiency on a full-area M10-sized tandem solar cell that can be…
Bridgit software integrator now connects most major online solar tools
In an ongoing effort to reduce the industry’s 50% contract cancellation rate, technology company Pale Blue Dawn has expanded its integration platform…
Ampion wraps up 25-MW Maine community solar portfolio
Five Maine community solar sites managed by Ampion Renewable Energy reached commercial operation and started producing clean energy in November. These community…
200-MW solar project now producing power for Microsoft
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced the completion and commercial operation of its 200-MW Morrow Lake Solar project. Located in Frio County,…
Wisconsin’s largest behind-the-meter solar project directly powers steel mill
SunVest Solar, a renewable energy project developer, has completed construction of a 19.5-MW solar project at Charter Steel’s manufacturing facility in Saukville,…
Resident-led solar committee energizes 763-kW project at Connecticut retirement community
Meadow Ridge, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Redding, Connecticut, recently energized a 763-kW solar project. It is the long-time vision of…
How Every Contractor Can Achieve Fast Finance Approvals
Takeaway: The ideal solar workflow for leased projects follows a traditional three-milestone cadence, albeit with a twist. The first change is an…
Don’t Get Locked into a Specific Drone: Here Are 4 Reasons Why
Takeaway: Being locked into a singular drone or a drone ecosystem is often inadequate for comprehensive surveying, O&M, and marketing needs—and you…
DOE grants $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel production facility
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has closed on its $1.45 billion loan to support Qcells’ solar supply chain manufacturing facility in Cartersville,…
Waaree begins trial runs on solar panel assembly line in Texas
Waaree Solar Americas announced it has started trial production of solar panels at its manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. India’s largest solar…