PV Modules https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/panels-generation/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png PV Modules https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/panels-generation/ 32 32 Former automotive glass plant to be refurbished to make glass for First Solar panels https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/former-automotive-glass-plant-to-be-refurbished-to-make-glass-for-first-solar-panels/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/former-automotive-glass-plant-to-be-refurbished-to-make-glass-for-first-solar-panels/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=102106 Glass company Vitro has entered into an agreement to make glass for First Solar thin-film solar panels at Vitro’s architectural glass production line in Cochranton, Pennsylvania. Vitro will invest $93.6 million to rebuild and modernize the production line at its Meadville Plant. “While much of the focus has been the role of clean energy manufacturing…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/former-automotive-glass-plant-to-be-refurbished-to-make-glass-for-first-solar-panels/feed/ 0 Final AD/CVD decision on Southeast Asian solar cells and panels pushed to August https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/final-ad-cvd-decision-on-southeast-asian-solar-cells-and-panels-pushed-to-august/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/final-ad-cvd-decision-on-southeast-asian-solar-cells-and-panels-pushed-to-august/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:29:18 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101947 The Dept. of Commerce has pushed the deadline to issue a final decision on an antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) circumvention investigation to August 17, 2023. The final decision was originally supposed to come next week. Jose Rivera, International Trade Compliance Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, stated in a memo that extensive case and rebuttal briefs were…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/final-ad-cvd-decision-on-southeast-asian-solar-cells-and-panels-pushed-to-august/feed/ 0 Congress begins process to repeal Biden’s 2-year pause on solar panel tariffs https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/us-congress-begins-process-to-repeal-bidens-2-year-pause-on-solar-panel-tariffs/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/us-congress-begins-process-to-repeal-bidens-2-year-pause-on-solar-panel-tariffs/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:11:51 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=102006 April 28 update: The full House has passed the CRA and it now moves to the Senate. Original story below: A Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal President Joe Biden’s 2022 two-year moratorium on new solar tariffs is now officially in motion. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the CRA earlier today. A CRA…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/us-congress-begins-process-to-repeal-bidens-2-year-pause-on-solar-panel-tariffs/feed/ 1 CubicPV is narrowing down location search for 10-GW silicon wafer factory https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/cubicpv-is-narrowing-down-location-search-for-10-gw-silicon-wafer-factory/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/cubicpv-is-narrowing-down-location-search-for-10-gw-silicon-wafer-factory/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101933 There are multiple steps in the silicon solar panel manufacturing process: silicon is melted and shaped into ingots that are sliced into wafers, which then turn into cells that are finally assembled into a solar panel. The United States is trying to increase domestic manufacturing representation in each of these steps, but thus far, new…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/cubicpv-is-narrowing-down-location-search-for-10-gw-silicon-wafer-factory/feed/ 2 Construction starts on the largest solar project in Arkansas https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:40:14 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101897 Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $327 million financing package and mobilized construction on the 313-MWDC/250-MWAC Driver Solar project located near Osceola in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Lightsource bp developed, permitted and financed the project and will construct the facility under a build-transfer agreement with Entergy Arkansas that was announced last year. Upon completion, Driver…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/feed/ 0 PV cable sizing pt. 2: Safely reduce cable sizes to maximize project returns https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/pv-cable-sizing-pt-2-safely-reduce-cable-sizes-to-maximize-project-returns/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/pv-cable-sizing-pt-2-safely-reduce-cable-sizes-to-maximize-project-returns/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101856 By Joe Jancauskas, Senior Electrical Engineer at Castillo Engineering While moderately oversizing your solar panel cables can ensure fire safety and help you meet your voltage drop criteria, vastly oversizing your cables and strictly adhering to a voltage drop mandate could unnecessarily reduce the long-term profitability of your solar projects. In this second part of…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/pv-cable-sizing-pt-2-safely-reduce-cable-sizes-to-maximize-project-returns/feed/ 0 Mitrex is planning a 2.5-GW solar factory for panels and BIPV products https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/mitrex-is-planning-a-2-5-gw-solar-factory-for-panels-and-bipv-products/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/mitrex-is-planning-a-2-5-gw-solar-factory-for-panels-and-bipv-products/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:00:37 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101854 Canadian solar company Mitrex intends to open a 2.5-GW solar panel factory in the United States, with a final location choice announced soon. The company, which currently operates a 500-MW plant in Toronto, Ontario, that makes colored solar panels, BIPV cladding and traditional solar panels, expects the U.S. location to begin production in Q1 2024.…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/mitrex-is-planning-a-2-5-gw-solar-factory-for-panels-and-bipv-products/feed/ 0 Construction starts on the largest solar project in Illinois https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:53:24 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101823 Renewable energy developer Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois, which is currently the largest PV project in the state. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor. Double Black Diamond will use American made…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/feed/ 1 Larger residential solar panels create market for rooftop transport equipment https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/larger-residential-solar-panels-create-market-for-rooftop-transport-equipment/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/larger-residential-solar-panels-create-market-for-rooftop-transport-equipment/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101771 Carrying heavy solar modules up to rooftops is one of the most physically demanding and dangerous parts of an installer’s job. That risk is only increasing as PV modules continue to grow in wattage and size. A panel from Canadian Solar is marketed for residential projects but is about 89 in. long and 44 in.…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/larger-residential-solar-panels-create-market-for-rooftop-transport-equipment/feed/ 0 Hanwha will start EVA sheet manufacturing near Qcells solar panel factory in Georgia https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/hanwha-will-start-eva-sheet-manufacturing-near-qcells-solar-panel-factory-in-georgia/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/hanwha-will-start-eva-sheet-manufacturing-near-qcells-solar-panel-factory-in-georgia/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:43:59 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101783 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp today announced that EVA and backsheet maker Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia intends to invest $147 million in a new manufacturing factory in Cartersville, Georgia. The facility will create more than 160 new jobs and supply encapsulant materials to Qcells solar panels made within the state. Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia is a…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/hanwha-will-start-eva-sheet-manufacturing-near-qcells-solar-panel-factory-in-georgia/feed/ 0 Solar panel players still squabbling over AD/CVD circumvention case A final DOC determination should come May 1. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-panel-players-still-squabbling-over-ad-cvd-circumvention-case/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-panel-players-still-squabbling-over-ad-cvd-circumvention-case/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:26:19 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101620 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce is expected to release its final determination on the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) circumvention case affecting the solar industry on May 1, 2023. Solar panel manufacturers have been submitting their case briefs to the DOC this month to influence a final decision. History In December 2022, Commerce preliminarily decided that Chinese…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-panel-players-still-squabbling-over-ad-cvd-circumvention-case/feed/ 0 SEG Solar acquires Houston manufacturing facility for solar module assembly plans https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/seg-solar-acquires-houston-manufacturing-facility-for-solar-module-assembly-plans/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/seg-solar-acquires-houston-manufacturing-facility-for-solar-module-assembly-plans/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:24:59 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101614 SEG Solar says it has acquired a building in Houston, Texas, for its planned 2-GW solar module assembly factory. The site consists of 145,000 sq. ft of manufacturing and warehouse space and 16,000 sq. ft of office space. The company will move its global headquarters and administrative support from California to the site before the…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/seg-solar-acquires-houston-manufacturing-facility-for-solar-module-assembly-plans/feed/ 0 Getting EV chargers functioning quickly means turning to off-grid setups https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101508 Demand for electrifying transit is higher than it’s ever been, yet the process for interconnecting the necessary energy-generating systems to the grid is often long and arduous. Whether it’s a solar project, EV charger or energy storage system, utilities must assess individual energy project sites to see if the grid requires upgrades to accept the…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/feed/ 1 China-based solar panel maker setting up 1-GW factory in South Carolina https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/china-based-solar-panel-maker-setting-up-1-gw-factory-in-south-carolina/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/china-based-solar-panel-maker-setting-up-1-gw-factory-in-south-carolina/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:12:54 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101556 Another China-based solar panel manufacturer says it is starting a crystalline silicon solar panel assembly factory in the United States. See all recent U.S. manufacturing news here.  Hounen Solar America, the U.S. division of China’s Zhejiang Hounen Photoelectric Co., Ltd., will invest $33 million into an existing 200,000-sq-ft facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to eventually…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/china-based-solar-panel-maker-setting-up-1-gw-factory-in-south-carolina/feed/ 1 Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-microgrid-keeps-flights-on-time-at-pittsburgh-international-airport/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-microgrid-keeps-flights-on-time-at-pittsburgh-international-airport/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101504 More than 8 million people took a flight from Pittsburgh International Airport in 2022, but they likely didn’t know the airport’s terminals, shops, restaurants, trams and other facilities are all operating on a separate electrical grid powered by a solar array and natural gas-fueled generators. PIT is the first airport in the country to use…

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