Anne Fischer
US solar jobs expanded by 3.5% in 2022, says IREC
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) 13th annual “National Solar Jobs Census” shows that solar jobs grew in 2022, with California leading the way.
Solar corporate funding up 54% YoY in H1
Mercom Capital Group’s latest report shows that almost 25.5 GW of solar projects were acquired in the first half of this year, totaling $18.5 billion.
SPI Energy to build US heterojunction solar cell factory
SPI Energy says it will set up a new heterojunction solar cell factory in the United States. Its manufacturing plans in the country now include modules, wafers and cells.
Ballasted racking from PowerField Energy scales up to utility-scale installation
PowerRack is PowerField’s portable, ballasted racking system that is used in residential, commercial, industrial, and now utility-scale solar.
US government offers $45 million for pilot production of PV components
Funding from the US government’s “Investing in America” agenda is intended to support silicon component manufacturing and the development of dual-use PV technologies.
EV sales to account for one-third of US passenger car sales by 2026, says BNEF
BloombergNEF’s Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023 forecasts an impressive trajectory of EV sales in the United States, but cautions that faster progress is needed in order to reach net-zero road transport emissions by 2050.
CubicPV secures $103 million of support for US wafer manufacturing
CubicPV says it plans to establish 10 GW of conventional mono wafer manufacturing capacity in the United States, driven by incentives in the US Inflation Reduction Act. The wafers could fill a void in the domestic supply chain and create 1,500 new direct jobs.
US solar market expected to triple in size by 2028
The US solar industry had its best first quarter in history as supply chain challenges started to fade, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report.
US researchers beam solar from space
Caltech’s space solar program began in 2011 when philanthropist Donald Bren donated more than $100 million in support of the project. In the first demonstration of solar energy beamed to earth, his vision is now becoming reality.
Solar modules removed from Target facility in California meet sustainable end of life
An outdated solar installation was decommissioned and recycled in a partnership between Solarcycle, PowerFlex, and Decom Solar.
