IRA

Solar manufacturing capacity in the US has nearly quadrupled in the two years since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law.

As the solar industry continues to grow and evolve, module blending can offer practical solutions for reducing project cost, particularly as antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) tariffs could be applied to Chinese products and US domestic content is incentivized, writes Burns & McDonnell.

Norwegian ingot and wafer manufacturer NorSun will supply Heliene, a Canadian solar PV manufacturer, with US-made silicon wafers for its annual requirements from 2026.

Liquidity is rising at great pace in US tax credit transferability for clean energy, helping lenders become comfortable with the market.

US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has started commercial shipments of its IQ8 microinverter made in a facility in Arlington, Texas.

The US needs to include wafer production in the domestic content incentives, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

The first full year of IRA in the US has seen a flurry of transactions completed as solar developers and now manufacturers take advantage.

US community solar developer Summit Ridge Energy and PV manufacturer Qcells have extended their module supply partnership.

Burns & McDonnell has started construction on Consumers Energy’s 297MWdc/250MWac solar project in the US state of Michigan.

US analyst Lazard notes that renewable energy technologies continue to have some of the lowest LCOE figures in the US.