Solar Energy News

• Forced labor in solar supply chains resurfaces as WRO enforcement looms May 20, 2022
  The Department of Commerce investigation into allegations of dumping by a handful of Chinese solar module manufacturers is not the only trade issue bedeviling the U.S. solar industry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) action related to its June 2021 Withhold Release Order (WRO) likely will heat up in the coming weeks as enforcement action […]
• Nextracker reshores manufacturing equipment from China to counter supply chain turmoil May 20, 2022
  The new production lines in Arizona and Texas bring Nextracker's domestic manufacturing capacity to 10 GW, insulating the company from some global supply chain constraints.
• Electrify America signs VPPA for solar energy project’s output May 20, 2022
  Electrify America said it signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a 75 MW solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California. The two also signed an interim VPPA, effective in October, to support Terra-Gen’s existing Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) IX solar thermal plant until […]
• MoU signed to develop Arun-4 hydro power project in Nepal May 20, 2022
  A memorandum of understanding to develop the 490 MW Arun-4 hydro power project in Nepal has been signed, according to a LinkedIn post by a senior manager with SJVN Limited. The MOU was signed in front of PM Narender Modi and PM of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba. The Arun-4 project will be developed as a […]
• Low-light solar PV cell manufacturer Ambient raises $31 million May 20, 2022
  The financing will be used to build a U.S.-based low-light solar cell production facility with an automated production line capable of producing millions of units per year.
• U.S. has potential for 1,400 GW distributed wind energy, NREL finds May 20, 2022
  The National Renewable Energy Laboratory analyzed the most promising locations in the U.S. for distributed wind projects.