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In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Manufacturing

Iron flow battery manufacturer secures $50 million investment

Publicly-traded ESS Tech announced it received an investment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States to expand its manufacturing capacity in Oregon.
Markets & Policy

Smart inverter adoption is generally slow nationwide, says Sunrun executive

To greatly increase hosting capacity for distributed solar and storage, Sunrun executive Steven Rymsha calls for faster adoption of smart inverters using default settings, along with related consumer protections, and ultimately a plug-and-play experience...
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By combining a rapid shift to 100% clean energy with large-scale deployment of carbon removal solutions, we can create a true climate restoration future - one with a healthy, livable planet for generations to come.
Installations

Roadmap to designing an efficient community solar program

The Coalition for Community Solar Access released a Policy Roadmap that offers legislative guidance including model legislation.
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Opinion & analysis

New Mexico solar output drops amid heatwave-induced storms

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that summer weather and a heat dome have brought increased irradiance to both US coasts. As a result, much of the continental United States saw irradiance moderately above average, 5...
Cost and prices

Solar modules prices trend lower on weak demand, oversupply

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Manufacturing

Sinovoltaics updates North American solar module manufacturing map

The latest North American manufacturing hub report from Sinovoltaics maps current and planned capacity for 95 plants in the region’s PV module supply chain. The report tracks announcements of current and future capacities at plants producing PV modules...

Press Releases

Octopus Energy customers in Texas supercharge savings with home battery program

Customers of Houston-based Octopus Energy will save money thanks to an innovative home battery program that rewards customers for sending power back to the grid. Intelligent Octopus for Home Batteries will deliver substantial customer savings while supporting grid stability.

Arizona State University Joins Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Initiative as University Partner

DOE Welcomes the Global Futures Laboratory at ASU to Help Increase the Participation, Leadership, and Success of Women in Clean Energy Fields

GOLDBECK SOLAR celebrates Launch of the Fox Coulée Solar Farm in Alberta, Canada

GOLDBECK SOLAR, a leading provider of large-scale solar energy solutions proudly announces the launch of the Fox Coulée solar farm in Alberta, Starland County. This project, owned by Neoen, marks a significant achievement in advancing sustainable energy infrastructure in North America.

Kicking Off Another Summer of Record-Breaking Temperatures with the Warming Stripes

With the world heading into what is likely to be another summer of record-breaking heat, many people and organizations are working together around the world to use the solar solstice as a reminder of rapidly rising temperatures. In what is now known as Show Your Stripes Day, there will be collective action by diverse and individual groups […]

Installations

Sunrise brief: Map shows current and planned solar manufacturing in North America

Also on the rise: Smart inverter adoption is generally slow nationwide, says Sunrun executive.

Recurrent Energy transfers $103 million in tax credits for Oklahoma project

The owner and operator of the 160 MW North Fork Solar project signed the tax credit facilitation agreement with Bank of America.

Wendy’s enrolls in community solar to power 130 locations

Through a partnership with Ampion, Wendy’s restaurants will access renewable energy certificates to offset carbon emissions.

Sunrise brief: New York governor urged to double solar deployment goal.

Also on the rise: Solar ingot and wafer manufacturing coming to Oklahoma. Pre-assembled residential solar canopy HelioWing product launches.

New York governor urged to double solar deployment goal

Currently New York has a state target of 10 GW deployed by 2030. The state’s Solar Energy Industries Association has called for a new target of 20 GW of distributed solar by 2035.

City of Detroit to install solar in mostly vacant neighborhoods

Three Detroit neighborhoods were chosen as sites for solar facilities. The City plans to build 33 MW of solar to power its municipal buildings.

Manufacturing

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Solar ingot and wafer manufacturing coming to Oklahoma

The Norwegian company, Norsun, announced an investment of $620 million in a 5 GW ingot and wafer facility planned in Tulsa.

Back contact solar beats mono PERC at lifetime energy generation

A new analysis finds that back contact solar shows an average lifetime energy generation increase of 16.0% over mono PERC. The paper also says back contact had an average 9.7% shorter payback time and 10.7% lower LCOE across all modelled locations.

Sunrise brief: Solar tax transfer for smaller projects–Dissecting a $600,000 tax credit transaction

Also on the rise: Meyer Burger set to begin production at U.S. module factory. City of Detroit to install solar in mostly vacant neighborhoods. And more.

Origami Solar sets up regional fabrication of steel solar panel frames

Partnerships with steel equipment producers in Ohio and two locations in Texas will enable Origami to have its steel solar module frames shipped from fabricator to module manufacturer in one to two days, the company says.

‘We expect solar panel prices to stabilize in the second half of the year’

At Intersolar Europe 2024, pv magazine spoke with Edurne Zoco, executive director, Clean Energy Technology at S&P Global Commodity Insights, about module price trends, increasing solar demand and PV manufacturing outside China. She claims panel prices may stabilize in the second half of this year or in early 2025 and says top seven Chinese manufacturers may even continue with capacity expansion plans. She also believes that, without further substantial incentives, Europe will not be able to recreate a domestic PV supply chain.

‘Module prices surprisingly keep going down’

As part of our Intersolar 2024 interview series, pv magazine spoke with Yana Hryshko, head of Solar Supply Chain Research for Wood Mackenzie, about overcapacity, declining panel prices and expected PV demand for the next years. She revealed that Chinese module procurement schemes are currently seeing unprecedented, “ridiculously” low bids, but she also noted that the $0.08/W threshold may now be difficult to exceed. Hryshko also expects many manufacturers to backpedal on previously announced capacity expansion plans and renegotiate module supply contracts.

Markets & Policy

Sunrise brief: Recurrent Energy transfers $103 million in tax credits for Oklahoma project

Also on the rise: Wendy’s enrolls in community solar to power 130 locations. Generac acquires commercial and industrial energy storage provider. And more.

Generac acquires commercial and industrial energy storage provider

The company acquired engineering, procurement, and construction firm PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Pre-assembled residential solar canopy HelioWing product launches

World4Solar held an event at its warehouse in Miami, Florida to introduce the solar canopy.

People on the move: Spruce Power, ConnectDER, Amp Energy and more

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.

pv magazine interview: ‘Oversupply issues may continue in 2025’

As part of our Intersolar 2024 interview series, pv magazine spoke with Amy Fang, Senior PV analyst at InfoLink Consulting, about new solar factories coming online and decreasing solar modules prices. She says the downward trend may continue until the first half of next year, with prices reaching $0.07/W, and estimates global module demand for this year could reached between 470 GW and 500 GW.

Perovskite degradation, record solar efficiency, batteries, and more at Intersolar

The Intersolar conference Munich 2024 drew over 100,000 solar professionals, completely filling the massive convention hall. Discussions focused on low module pricing, technology breakthroughs, batteries everything, general electrification, and so much more.

Technology

Sunrise brief: New platform vets residential solar salespeople

Also on the rise: Siting solar projects for best environmental results. Top solar panel brands in reliability, quality, and performance. And more.

Siting solar projects for best environmental results

A new white paper from Clearloop identifies key U.S. regions for best carbon displacement impact of new clean energy projects.

Maine may design a distribution system operator to advance distributed energy resources

Maine has hired a consulting firm to evaluate whether forming a distribution system operator could speed deployment of distributed energy resources and support other state goals. Consultants are reviewing how the approach is used in five other countries.

Sunrise brief: Nextracker acquires solar foundation specialist Ojjo for $119 million

Also on the rise: Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing. Aiko presents ABC solar module with world record efficiency of 25.2% at Intersolar. And more.

Scientists develop silver-free PEDOT:PSS adhesive for shingled solar cells

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a new silver-free adhesive for shingled solar cells. The novel adhesive is based the PEDOT:PSS polymer and can reportedly reduce silver consumption to approximately 6.3 mg/W.

Solar startup claims doubled energy per acre with terrain-following array

California startup Planted Solar uses construction robots and high-density arrays to deliver what the company says are higher energy outputs and lower balance of system costs.

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