US doubles solar polysilicon and wafer tariffs on China
The US government has doubled Section 301 tariffs on imported solar polysilicon and wafers from China to 50%. The materials are vital for manufacturing solar panels, from refining polysilicon to assembling modules.
Unimacts to expand Houston facility for steel solar frame production
Origami Solar sees an opportunity to supply module manufacturers in the US market who are switching from imported aluminum frames to domestically made steel frames.
US grants $305 million loan guarantee for California VPP with ice storage
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a $305 million loan guarantee to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) that will deploy up to 193 cold thermal energy storage systems across commercial buildings in California.
Land availability for US solar continues to slide, says Paces
Paces, a renewable energy software producer, says in a new report that available land for renewable energy sites has fallen by 22% in the United States.
Expandable solar roof rack adds 1 kW of off-grid charging for EVs
US startup DartSolar says its new roof rack attachment for electric vehicles adds up to 20 miles (32 km) of additional range per day.
New solar tracker algorithm boosts captured energy on cloudy days
PV Hardware USA has developed a solar tracker algorithm to improve energy collection in overcast conditions. The algorithm could improve output by up to 20% on some days compared to traditional sun-tracking methods.
SolarEdge U.S.-made home battery now available
The SolarEdge Home Battery ‘USA Edition’ has a storage capacity of 9.7kWh and is designed to quality for domestic content bonus.
Onsemi launches silicon carbide power integrated modules for utility-scale PV
US semiconductor supplier Onsemi has unveiled silicon carbide power-integrated modules for utility-scale PV systems. It says the new modules increase solar inverter power from 300 kW to 350 kW and weigh 245 grams.
Largest US solar and storage project wins regulatory approval
Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.
JinkoSolar sues VSUN for alleged patent infringement
China-based panel maker JinkoSolar says that its competitor VSUN and its related entities in the United States have infringed on one of its patents.
