Will Norman

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing in Puerto Rico, totalling over US$1.2 billion.

The firms say their tech can “confidently” meet domestic content bonus requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

President Trump has signed orders to revoke parts of the IRA, examine trade relations with China and withdraw from the Paris agreement.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.

Preliminary financial results from three Chinese manufacturers show a downward trend across the solar manufacturing industry over 2024.

The letter said the IRA has brought “significant investments in the health of our economy" and US$500 billion in manufacturing investments.

The domestic content bonus could attract bipartisan political support and insulate the IRA ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

Sacramento Drilling specialises in piling and foundation drilling for solar projects, which allows steel racking to be installed in the ground.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.

The inverters will be used for commercial solar installations across the US “estimated to exceed 100MW”, Summit Ridge said.