Americas

A new MIT study has shown how many of the dramatic reductions in PV costs in the past 50 years were the result of innovations originating outside the solar industry.

CEA said the US could lose 60GW of planned solar capacity if strict "start of construction" rules come into force.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker will supply 1.5GW of its products to a Brazilian solar PV hybrid project portfolio.

US polysilicon company Highland Materials has signed a long-term lease for the site of a planned “next-generation” polysilicon production facility in Tennessee.

Illuminate USA has signed a five-year deal with US panel recycling firm Solarcycle to acquire solar glass manufactured in the US.

The US Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of crystalline silicon PV cells, whether or not assembled into modules from India, Indonesia, and Laos.

This week several solar developers have raised funds for projects around the world, including BRUC in Europe, Greenalia in the US, Qair in Mauritius and CREC in Philippines.

US solar tracker manufacturer Array Technologies has posted revenue of US$362.2 million in the second quarter of this year.

Energy storage escaped much of the pain inflicted on solar, but foreign entity restrictions may create some supply-chain challenges.

Solar PV is likely to become less accessible to low-income Americans after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cancels the US$7 billion Solar For All scheme.