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Last week the US Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance on tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allow state and local governments, nonprofits and other entities to benefit from renewable energy tax breaks.

Canadian Solar will build its first production facility in the US, with the capacity to produce 5GW of solar modules a year.

Parliament Solar has selected Ideematec to supply a tracking system for its upcoming solar farm in the US state of Texas.

First Solar has announced that it will produce a limited production run of bifacial thin film PV modules, which it says are the first of their kind. The company ultimately plans to roll the product out commercially, following field and laboratory testing.

PV manufacturer Meyer Burger and German developer Baywa r.e have signed  a 1.25GW module supply deal in the US which will see Baywa r.e receive Meyer Burger panels from 2025 through 2029.

US solar manufacturer CubicPV has received US$103 million in equity financing to support its plans to develop a US silicon wafer production base.

2022 saw the solar PV market enter a ‘new growth dimension’, where 239GW of solar capacity was added across the world representing two thirds of all new renewables capacity.

A new report into the US renewables sector has found that solar projects able to cut the cost of producing electricity by up to 60%.

The University of Arkansas has announced a 25-year “solar service agreement” with Entegrity to supply a research facility with solar power.

A newly-created, equipment-supplier-led PV consortium could be vital for the future of domestic US solar manufacturing.