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US To Invest $71 Million In Supporting Solar Manufacturing Research

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $71 million investment, including $16 million from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in research, development, and demonstration projects to grow the network of domestic manufacturers across the U.S. solar energy supply chain. The selected projects will address gaps in the domestic solar manufacturing capacity for the supply […]

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Australia Set To Release ‘Future Made In Australia Act

Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia in his speech in Brisbane, Albanese announced plans for the Future Made in Australia Act to boost investment, create jobs, and capitalise on Australia’s strengths. He emphasized the importance of Queensland’s contribution to generating energy, skills, jobs, technology, and investment for future prosperity. He highlighted the need for every […]

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The China Effect- 5 Global Solar Manufacturing Plans Hit By The Solar Price Slump

As the call for clean energy grows, solar plants and plans to manufacture solar equipment have garnered the limelight across the world. But the recent trend of dropping prices, thanks largely to the massive production glut in China, has put paid to many such plans. This oversupply across the solar supply chain, that started first […]

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US Solar Manufacturers Come Out With Prescription for Domestic Manufacturing

A new report commissioned by the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition and authored by Guidehouse Insights Inflection Point makes a case for stronger government efforts to ensure the US domestic solar manufacturing industry withstands the challenge mounted from China or Chinese  linked imports. “Thanks to the efforts of Congress and the Administration, with […]

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US based GameChange Solar Adds 35GW Manufacturing Capacity In 2024

US based company GameChange Solar, a solar tracking solutions provider for ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plants recently announced its expansion to 35 GW of annual domestic manufacturing capacity. With this they expanded their capacity for key components, up from 24 GW in 2023. The increased domestic manufacturing capacity enabled GameChange to incorporate over 85% domestic content […]

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The Pushback Against China’s Dominance In Solar Manufacturing

Close on the heels of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) virtually putting up its hands on the future of solar manufacturers in the continent comes news of US senators urging the Biden Administration to take action against ‘cheap” Chinese imports as well. The same Chinese imports have actually made solar more accessible and viable […]

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Reliance Backed Wafer Manufacturing StartUp NexWafe Plans 6GW US Manufacturing Plant

German solar startup NexWafe GmbH, which counts India’s Reliance among its key investors, is considering a major expansion in the US with 6 GW of solar wafer manufacturing capacity there. Towards this end, NexWafe GmbH has established a U.S. subsidiary to evaluate the development of multi-gigawatt-scale solar wafer production in the U.S. with an initial […]

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Meyer Burger Announces Halt On German Manufacturing Plant, US Focus

The massive Chinese push into Europe with the resultant high inventory levels (estimated at 90 GW, almost equal to two years of capacity additions) and low prices has claimed its first big victim. Meyer Burger Technology AG, a long-time pioneer and technology leader in the global photovoltaic industry, has prepared a plan to cut losses […]

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Waaree Energies To Build 3 GW Module Manufacturing Facility in US

Indian module manufacturer Waaree Energies announced that it would establish its first United States (US)-based solar module manufacturing facility in Houston. The facility in Brookshire will have the initial capacity to manufacture 3 gigawatts (G.W.) of solar modules annually by the end of 2024.  Waaree plans to invest up to $ 1 billion over the […]

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