The switch to string in Mexico
Kino Energia COO Rodolfo Garcia De La Cruz discusses the company’s measures to improve PV plant reliability by switching from central to string inverter technology.
Maxeon solar panels shipped from Mexico denied entry to U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection blocked Maxeon products despite “having provided clear and objective evidence” of a compliant supply chain.
Enphase Energy to cut 17% of workforce, shut down production in Mexico
Enphase Energy says it plans to restructure its operations, reducing its global workforce by 17% – about 500 employees and contractors – and closing its contract manufacturing site in Mexico.
Is the Mexican government reconciling with Iberdrola?
President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that the Spanish energy company’s subsidiary in the country will not “necessarily” re-enter the Mexican electricity market as before. New regulations on energy storage batteries in the National Electric System (SEN) could, however, encourage the company’s return.
Borderline La Niña may brighten winter for U.S, Mexico, Brazil
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, forecasts drier and sunnier conditions in the forthcoming winter across key solar areas in the southern United States, Mexico and Brazil, driven by borderline La Niña conditions.
X8 series: Potencia, flexibilidad y adaptabilidad para el almacenamiento de energía en baterías
En este pv magazine webinar podrá conocer cómo el nuevo sistema X8 series de Jema Energy permite adaptarse a las tendencias para dar respuesta a los sistemas de almacenamiento de baterías. Además de las novedades del sistema se presentará un caso práctico de Black Start y Grid Forming implementados en una isla.
Hoymiles commissions microinverter factory in Mexico
Hoymiles says it has commissioned a microinverter factory in Monterrey, Mexico, with an initial production capacity of 500,000 units per year.
US authorities detain solar modules imported from Mexico
Module manufacturer Maxeon says that US Customs and Border Protection officials have detained all of its panel imports from Mexico since July as the federal law enforcement agency investigates their compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
PV module cooling tech based on single-channel containing nanofluids
Scientists in Mexico have conceived a new solar module cooling tech that can reportedly improve PV power generation by up to 2%. The system uses nanofluids embedded in an aluminum single-channel attached to the back of the panel.
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, cells, wafers, ingots, polysilicon, and metallurgical-grade silicon.
