Anne Fischer
SolarEdge U.S.-made home battery now available
The SolarEdge Home Battery ‘USA Edition’ has a storage capacity of 9.7kWh and is designed to quality for domestic content bonus.
US starts solar cell manufacturing to close supply chain gap
The “US Solar Market Insight Q4 2024” report, published by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, states that domestic module manufacturing will be able to match the rapid pace of growth in the US solar industry, with cell production also ramping up.
US renewables investment bank targeting 4 GW by year-end
Catalina Energy Capital says it is now on track to advise on more than 4 GW of solar and storage assets by the end of 2024.
Maxeon Solar pivots business to focus exclusively on U.S. market
The solar panel manufacturer announced a five-year lease of a factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
California’s new community solar program still isn’t working
pv magazine USA spoke with Aaron Halimi, founder and president of Renewable Properties, and Derek Chernow, Western Regional Director for the Coalition for Community Solar Access, about the impact of California Public Utilities Commission’s final decision on the state’s community solar projects.
Silfab secures $100 million for US solar cell production
Silfab Solar has secured $100 million to scale solar cell production in South Carolina. The funding includes a $50 million equity investment and a matching green loan.
US corporates seek to install more than 3 GWh of battery storage
Technology companies are the dominant corporates investing in solar and energy storage as electricity demand soars to keep pace with data center growth.
U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate Runergy, Adani for patent infringement
In response to a complaint filed by Trinasolar US, the ITC intends to determine whether Runergy and Adani illegally infringe Trinasolar’s TOPCon patents.
US solar project transforms contaminated brownfield site
Thirty years in the making, but the site of a former circuit board recycling facility is now generating 7 MW of solar energy and providing power to 960 subscribers.
Freyr to acquire Trina Solar U.S. manufacturing assets
The battery maker reports that acquiring the module manufacturing assets is the first step in its plan to build out a vertically integrated domestic manufacturing footprint that will next include a 5 GW solar cell facility.
