Reshoring of US solar manufacturing
The Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) latest white paper on solar and storage manufacturing includes an interactive map. It shows that momentum has started to build for a transformational expansion of domestic solar and storage manufacturing.
Deye to build two new inverter factories totaling 18 GW
The Chinese inverter maker plans to build both new factories in China’s Zhejiang province.
Weekend Read: Floating the solar dream
Indonesia is a coal-dependent country in which conventional power grids are problematic. The archipelagic nation is turning to floating PV (FPV) to help accelerate its energy transition. Sorta Caroline takes a look at the state of play for water-borne solar and the problems that still need to be overcome.
KStar unveils battery inverter solution for C&I applications
KStar’s new all-in-one energy storage system for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications features a 5.12 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system with a 50 kW inverter. It includes two clusters of batteries with 10 modules each, for a maximum capacity of 102.4 kWh.
BayWa re to sell PV product distribution business
BayWa AG is strategically realigning BayWa re so it can sell its solar trade business. In the future, the subsidiary will focus on international projects as an independent power producer (IPP).
SAJ unveils new line of residential battery inverters
China’s Guangzhou Sanjing Electric (SAJ) has developed a new line of battery inverters in single-phase and three-phase configurations.
Key takeaways from Genera 2023
This year’s edition of Genera, Spain’s largest energy trade show, focused heavily on solar and attracted significantly more companies and visitors than last year, according to provisional data.
Inverter sizing guides grid connection, rules US court
The US Court of Appeals has ruled that an 80 MW (AC)/160 MW (DC) solar farm, with 50 MW of battery storage, meets “Qualifying Facility” status of 80 MW (AC) or less under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978.
Australia’s top 10 solar panel, inverter manufacturers
Sunwiz has revealed the leading rooftop solar and inverter manufacturers in Australia for 2022.
Growatt opens Vietnam inverter plant, GCL-SI to build 12 GW PV panel factory
GCL-SI says it will build a new 12 GW solar manufacturing facility in China’s Jiangsu province, while Growatt has opened a factory with an annual capacity of 500,000 inverters and 100,000 batteries in Vietnam.
