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US Announces Tax Credit Support For Ingot & Wafer Production

In order to boost the domestic production of Ingots and Wafers in the United States (US), the US government has now planned to support the solar companies to invest in solar and wafer production. To implement the hand-holding support, the US treasury department recently notified the inclusion of solar ingot and wafer production facilities and […]

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Mercedes-Benz Opens Its Recycling Factory In Germany

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz recently opened its first battery recycling plant in Europe with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process making it one of the first car manufacturer worldwide to close the battery recycling loop with its own in-house facility. The recycling plant in Kuppenheim in southern Germany is set to boost the circular economy of automobile batteries. […]

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Volue Set To Build Trading Platform For RE Operators

Volue, a Norwegian technology company headquartered in Oslo, recently launched its new Position Closer solution’s SaaS model for the energy market. Volue Position Closer is a software module launched, as part of the new ‘Volue Green Empower Ecosystem’. Over the next 18 months and beyond, Volue plans to expand this ecosystem with several new modules, […]

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WTO Establishes Panel To Ascertain Tax Credits Rule Under IRA   

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) at a recent meeting agreed to a request from China to establish a dispute panel. This panel will rule on the WTO compatibility of certain tax credits under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The move was expected after China made it clear that it opposed […]

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JA Solar, OSW Sign 1 GW Solar Module Distribution Agreement

JA Solar and One Stop Warehouse (OSW), an Australia-based solar distributor, signed a 1 GW solar PV module distribution agreement for the global market from 2025 to 2027. The signing ceremony for this project took place in Sydney. The agreement aims to deepen mutual collaboration in the distributed solar market across Europe, the United States, […]

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As Chinese Solar Firms Raise Silicon Wafer Prices, Will Transmission Happen To Cells and Modules?

With the recent increase in silicon wafer prices by certain Chinese solar companies including Longi, the firms hope that this will also impact the cost of solar cells exported from China to other countries. Given China’s dominant position in solar cell exports, higher wafer prices could influence global solar module costs in destination markets. Prices, […]

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Global Investments In Battery To Decline In 2024: Rystad Report

Following four consecutive years of significant growth, this year is set to see a sizeable decline in global battery investments for the first time since 2020, according to Rystad Energy research. The researchers attributed this trend owing to a slump in battery infrastructure investments in mainland China for the global slowdown, as the Asian economic […]

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Canadian Solar launches 5GW Module Plant in Texas

A 5GW TOPCon module assembly plant is the first production facility in the US opened by module maker Canadian Solar. The project, which is situated in Mesquite, Texas, was revealed last year with a $250 million US investment from the Chinese manufacturer. The Texas plant employs 1,500 people, according to a post made on LinkedIn […]

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US-Based FTC Solar Brings Hail Stow Solution For Hailstorm Damage

US-based FTC Solar has announced the release of its Automated Hail Stow Solution, meant to lessen hailstorm damage to solar panels. This approach uses cutting-edge technology in conjunction with meteorological data to dynamically reposition solar panels, reducing the risk of damage from hail. According to FTC Solar, solar panel systems are particularly vulnerable to hail […]

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