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Markets & Policy
US government invests $56 million in solar manufacturing and recycling The initiatives will support recycling processes, manufacturing perovskite PV cells, boosting thin-film cadmium telluride module manufacturing, and creating easier and more effective pathways to commercialization.
Tim Sylvia
Jul 18, 2022
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Markets & Policy
US lifts tariffs on solar products from Canada, Mexico Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed an agreement to lift Trump-era tariffs, after an independent panel said that the duties violated the provisions of existing trade agreements.
Tim Sylvia
Jul 12, 2022
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Markets & Policy
Reports reveal which manufacturer is believed to have product seized under UFLPA Reports claim that the shipment, seized until the vendor provides documentation showing the source of the quartzite, contains JinkoSolar product. pv magazine USA has reached out to Jinko for comment.
Tim Sylvia
Jul 04, 2022
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Markets & Policy
ROTH: US Customs detained solar module shipments under law on forced labor US Customs and Border Patrol has detained a large shipment of quartzite, a raw material for making polysilicon, from an unnamed Tier 1 solar module supplier.
Tim Sylvia
Jul 01, 2022
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Applications & Installations
Recycling options for PV panels, batteries could drive circular economy, says NREL Renewable hardware that lasts longer and uses fewer materials could bolster recycling efforts and help to build an effective circular economy for solar and battery technologies, says the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Tim Sylvia
Jun 29, 2022
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Research & Development
RETC releases 2022 Module Index Report The Renewable Energy Test Center has released a new report on PV module performance.
Tim Sylvia
Jun 23, 2022
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Technology & Products
Biden halts solar tariffs for two years. What’s next? Paul Wormser and Christian Roselund of Clean Energy Associates joined pv magazine to discuss the moratorium on solar tariffs and other executive actions taken by the White House.
Ryan Kennedy, Tim Sylvia
Jun 15, 2022
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Applications & Installations
Puerto Rico to host 460 MWh of nickel-hydrogen batteries US provider EnerVenue will provide its nickel-hydrogen batteries for large scale renewable and storage applications to Sonnell Power Solutions. The devices will add resiliency to the island’s industrial sector, which has suffered outages and inconsistencies in the years since Hurricane Maria.
Tim Sylvia
Jun 09, 2022
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Markets & Policy
US government set to pause new solar tariffs for two years The White House is expected to announce a 24-month tariff exemption on solar modules manufactured in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, while also invoking the Defense Production Act as a means to accelerate American manufacturing.
Tim Sylvia
Jun 06, 2022
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