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.
Achieving a zero-carbon grid with virtual power plants
Jigar Shah reflects on the challenges that come with achieving a zero-carbon electric grid and how virtual power plants (VPPs) can turn those challenges into opportunities for all Americans.
New York announces 2 GW of new solar across 22 projects
New York has announced its largest land-based renewable energy procurement effort to date. Once installed, the selected projects will bring the state’s renewable energy mix to 66% renewable, in pursuit of 70% by 2030.
Retractable 1.2 kW solar awning for RVs
The Xponent Power solar awning, a recent winner of the German Innovation Award, is a wind-resilient electricity producer for off-grid adventures.
Solar in the sun: system optimizations for high temperature environment
In this pv magazine Webinar, we’ll examine in detail the high temperature performance of JinkoSolar’s TOPCon products, and look at optimizations at both module and system level that can ensure the best performance in high temperature conditions.
Components level testing vs PV panel testing
In this upcoming pv magazine Webinar, Italian PV backsheet manufacturer Coveme and US/Canadian module producer Silfab Solar will present the results of their Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) of PV backsheets which demonstrate that there is not only a strong correlation between the PVEL Backsheet Durability Sequence and the component-level HALT results, but that component level testing can be a crucial consideration for module manufacturers.
REC Silicon to restart poly production at Moses Lake in 2023
REC Silicon says a cash injection from South Korea’s Hanwha will help it to resume fluidized bed reactor production at the Moses Lake polysilicon plant in the US state of Washington.
Tesla rallies Powerwall owners to show how they can help Texas grid
In Texas, where batteries cannot send power to the grid, Tesla has filed a request for a rule change and has called on Powerwall owners to form a virtual power plant.
Solar-plus-storage vs. wind-plus-storage
US scientists have come up with an analytical way to evaluate the costs and net value of different configurations of large-scale wind and solar projects paired with battery storage. They identified six trends in the US electricity market and found that their framework is aligned with current commercial practices.
Borrego sells development business, including 8.4 GW solar pipeline
US-based Borrego said it will spin off and sell its development unit to ECP, along with its project pipeline of 8.4 GW solar and 6.4 GW/25 GWh of energy storage.
