Will Norman

A new research project, announced this week, will seek to bolster intellectual property (IP) and patent protection for European companies developing new solar cell technologies.

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee claims that imports from Vietnam and Thailand have "accelerated" since April's AD/CVD petition, and has alleged Critical Circumstances.

News from the US state of Indiana, where two electricity utilities have made moves in the state energy market. CenterPoint Energy has issued a call for energy generation project proposals, whilst NIPSCO has brought a 200MW solar PV project online.

Alight will develop, build and co-own a portfolio of sites with Sveaskog, which will be situated on the latter’s land.

The 58MW Scotford solar project near Edmonton, Alberta, will provide power to Shell’s nearby Scotford oil refinery, chemicals plant and carbon capture complex.

At the same time, the company said that US trade laws and tax credits had created some uncertainty in the solar project market.

Data released this week by American Clean Power Association (ACP) showed that, since mid-2022, US$500 billion of investment has been planned for clean energy production and generation projects in the US.

The 3.3GW nameplate capacity facility will produce silicon ingots, wafers, cells and modules in what will be the largest vertically integrated solar manufacturing hub in the US.

In the three months to 30th June 2024, SunRun generated total revenue of US$523.8 million, down YoY from US$590.1 million in Q2 2023.

This is JERA Nex’s first foray into the US solar market and was executed in partnership with JERA Americas.