Trina Solar Sells 5GW US Module Manufacturing Plant To Freyr Battery Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a key development, Norwegian battery cell major Freyr Battery has announced an agreement to acquire the U.S. solar manufacturing assets of Trina Solar Co Ltd . Trina has been a global top 5 solar manufacturer and a key part of China’s solar push worldwide. Expected to close around year end 2024, it will create […] Read more
Highland Materials Set To Add 20K Tonnes Polysilicon Capacity In US Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) driven manufacturing bandwagon is still picking up pace in the US. The latest announcement comes from Polysilicon manufacturer Highland Materials, that has secured US$255.6 million in 48C tax credits to build a polysilicon plant in the US. The announcement comes even as global polysilicon prices, mirroring the rest of the […] Read more
Trina Solar To Set Up US Plant To Hedge Against Tariff Risks Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Trina Solar, which has come off a record H1 in revenues and profits, has decided to spend USD200 million on a solar panel plant in Texas, the United States. The move comes even as Chinese firms remain embroiled in tariff related issues for sales in the US, a key export market. Earlier, Trina has also […] Read more
Siemens Announces 800 MW Inverter Manufacturing Capacity In US Updated On Wed, Aug 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy German Power major Siemens has joined the rush of firms seeking to benefit from the $360 billion plus subsidies on offer under the Inflation Reduction Act in the US. Announcing plans to begin manufacturing solar string inverters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Siemens will make Blueplanet inverters at the new site, which it acquired from KACO in […] Read more
Vikram Solar’s $1.5 Billion US Manufacturing Bet Updated On Mon, Jun 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy News about Kolkata-based Vikram Solar’s plans for a manufacturing push into the US might have surprised a lot of industry watchers, but it is really not as surprising as it seems. A new venture backed by one of India’s oldest solar panel manufacturers at a serious scale announced plans last week to invest up to […] Read more
Cheaper Than Imports? US Counts On Inflation Reduction Act To Galvanise RE Manufacturing Updated On Tue, Jun 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Researchers at Dartmouth and Princeton released a report on the estimated impacts the Inflation Reduction Act will have on the US wind and solar industry, including changes in wind and solar manufacturing, labor standards for clean energy workers, job creation, and demand for materials. Specifically, the report explores the impacts of the law’s clean electricity production and investment […] Read more
