Americas

Helena Li, president at Trinasolar, spoke with PV Tech about diversifying solar manufacturing and localising products for specific markets.

Through its subsidiary, Toyo Solar, the company acquired 100% of membership interests in Houston-based Solar Plus Technology Texas.

Solarcycle will buy naturally produced soda ash from Genesis Alkali, a key component in glass production.

RWE will acquire seven potential solar and energy storage projects on Peabody’s land and will partner with the mining firm on the remaining three.

Two US representatives have submitted a resolution to amend the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the US.

A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.

The financing will go towards the company’s solar cell production and module assembly plant in Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina.

Lenny Tinker, PV program manager at the US DOE SETO, writes how the use of AI and machine learning can help improve solar PV performance.

The company made no mention of solar PV in the role the technology would play in its renewables portfolio for the coming years.

US solar tracker supplier Array Technologies has invested US$3 million in autonomous robotics company Swap Robotics' automated solar panel laying technology.