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NREL Scientists Delve into Reducing Carbon Impact of PV Technology
In their new paper in Joule, “Embodied Energy and Carbon from the Manufacture of Cadmium Telluride and Silicon Photovoltaics,” National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)...
National Grid Places 2 GW PV Module Order with First Solar
First Solar Inc. has signed a framework agreement with National Grid Renewables for 2 GW DC of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules.
Scheduled for delivery...
Partners Band Together to Create Solar Buyer Consortium
The AES Corp. has partnered with Clearway Energy Group, Cypress Creek Renewables and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) to form the U.S. Solar...
Acento Real Estate Partners Participates in PI Energy PV Cell Installation Pilot
Acento Real Estate Partners has partnered with PI Energy for pilot installations of next-generation photovoltaic (PV) cell technology on its buildings across the U.S....
FTC Solar Adds 1P Tracker Systems with HX Acquisition
FTC Solar Inc., a global provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, has acquired HX Tracker, a China-based supplier of 1P tracker...
Ferroglobe, REC Silicon Sign MOU to Advance U.S. Solar Supply Chain
Ferroglobe PLC, a producer of silicon metal, silicon-based alloys and manganese-based specialty alloys, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with REC Silicon. Under...
Mitrex Paves the Way for Solar Highway Noise Barriers in North America
Mitrex, a Toronto-based manufacturer of integrated photovoltaics, has released its latest product, a photovoltaic noise barrier (PVNB) that offers a noise reduction coefficient (NRC)...
Trina Solar Receives LCA Certificate for 210mm Modules
Trina Solar has received the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) certificate from TÜV Rheinland for its 210 mm Vertex modules, becoming the first solar company...
Maxeon Partners with CED Greentech to Expand U.S. Residential Installation Program
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has signed an agreement with CED Greentech to significantly expand Maxeon's differentiated channel program to residential installers in the United...
New Solar Cell from NREL Reaches High Efficiency of 39.5 Percent
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun...
JA Solar Debuts n-type PV Module DeepBlue 4.0 X Series
JA Solar has released its first n-type PV module, DeepBlue 4.0 X. Based on the 182 wafer, the DeepBlue 4.0 X series includes three...
Scout Places Order for 378 MW of First Solar PV Modules
First Solar Inc. has signed an agreement with Scout Clean Energy to supply 378 MW DC of thin-film solar modules.
Scout, a renewable energy developer...
Hanwha Invests $320 Million in Solar Cell Manufacturing in the U.S. and Korea
Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has received a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in...
SOLARCYLE Chooses Sunrun as First Partner for Sustainable PV Recycling
SOLARCYCLE Inc. has formally launched its new technology-driven recycling platform designed to maximize solar sustainability.
The company, based in northern California, was founded by experts...
Meyer Burger Adds Solar Module Production Capacity in Germany
Meyer Burger Technology AG is developing a new module production facility with an additional 400 MW at its Freiberg, Germany site, using space in...
Leeward Signs Additional 1 GW PV Module Deal with First Solar
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) and First Solar Inc. have signed an additional multi-year framework supply agreement, through which First Solar will provide LRE with...
Tandem PV Secures Financing to Grow Commercial-Grade Solar Panel Manufacturing
Tandem PV, a California-based photovoltaic technology company specializing in ultra-high-efficiency tandem metal-halide perovskite solar panels, has closed the initial $6 million of its $12...
SunStyle Begins Distributing Building-Integrated Solar Roof Shingles to U.S. Markets
SunStyle, a provider of fully building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roof systems, has expanded its operations to customers in the U.S.
SunStyle provides an edge-to-edge, full-coverage solar...
Ubiquitous Energy Reveals Large-Area Transparent Solar Glass Coating
Ubiquitous Energy, a next-generation technology company developing transparent solar technology for architectural glass, has successfully demonstrated 1.5-meter-wide glass coated uniformly with the company’s UE...
Barrick Utilizes First Solar PV Modules for Nevada Gold Mines Solar Plant
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is investing in a 200 MW solar power plant designed to accelerate its decarbonization program in line with the Barrick...