Ryan Kennedy
Longi announces new 415 W solar panel for residential, commercial applications
Longi unveiled a new 54-cell module at RE+ Anaheim last week, with outputs ranging up to 415 W, and an efficiency rating of 21.3%.
Trina Solar introduces new TOPCon solar panels
Trina Solar has unveiled its Vertex N solar panels for commercial, industrial and utility-scale projects, and the Vertex S+ modules for residential installations.
The weekend read: A year of solar uncertainty in the US
The supply of PV modules to the United States has been challenged by potential tariffs on goods shipped from four Southeast Asian nations that provide 80% of US solar panels. The disruption stems from an ongoing investigation into allegations of antidumping violations. US President Joe Biden has halted tariffs related for two years, but challenges still loom, reports pv magazine USA’s Ryan Kennedy.
New grid-scale LFP battery from Canadian Solar
The company said it plans to quadruple its battery manufacturing capacity by the end of 2023. The 2.8 MWh lithium-ferro phosphate battery will be unveiled at the RE+ conference in California.
Solectria to optimize utility-scale string inverters for First Solar
US inverter supplier Solectria will optimize its XGI 1500 utility-scale string inverters for use with First Solar’s cadmium telluride solar panels.
Co-locating solar, crops, livestock in agrivoltaic projects
US researchers are exploring the potential to co-locate solar with cattle or sheep, crops, pollinator-friendly native plants, soil rehabilitation, and other ecosystem services.
US poised to hit 336 GW of solar by 2027
US solar capacity is expected to grow from 129 GW today to 336 GW by 2027, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.
PV Hardware to open 6 GW solar tracker factory in US
PV Hardware expects its new 6 GW plant to be operational by 2023. The planned factory is the latest in a wave of solar supply chain onshoring that has occurred since the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act.
Sunnova to develop solar, storage ‘micro-utility’ in California
Sunnova’s new system allows ratepayers to share excess clean power and be islanded from the conventional grid. What are the benefits of sharing storage capacity?
Perovskite solar cell achieves 24% efficiency, retains 87% of output after 100 days
Researchers at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory claim to have achieved a breakthrough for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells.
