PV Modules https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/panels-generation/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png PV Modules https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/panels-generation/ 32 32 Maxeon will offer warranty support to SunPower systems after installer’s bankruptcy https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/maxeon-will-offer-warranty-support-to-sunpower-systems-after-installers-bankruptcy/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/maxeon-will-offer-warranty-support-to-sunpower-systems-after-installers-bankruptcy/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:10:29 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107185 For SunPower Corp. customers in the United States concerned about their product warranties now that the installation company has filed bankruptcy, panel manufacturer Maxeon is stepping in with a solution. For SunPower systems installed by SunPower dealers that use SunPower-branded solar panels made by Maxeon, Maxeon will provide warranty coverage support on the solar panels.…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/maxeon-will-offer-warranty-support-to-sunpower-systems-after-installers-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 Longtime First Solar component supplier to open new factory in Louisiana https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/longtime-first-solar-component-supplier-to-open-new-factory-in-louisiana/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/longtime-first-solar-component-supplier-to-open-new-factory-in-louisiana/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:27:55 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107180 One of First Solar’s longtime component manufacturing partners will establish a new production facility in Lacassine, Louisiana to support First Solar’s upcoming 3.5-GW solar panel manufacturing site in the state. Ice Industries, a heavy metals contract manufacturer first established in Ohio, will invest $6 million into a new production facility that will initially focus on…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/longtime-first-solar-component-supplier-to-open-new-factory-in-louisiana/feed/ 0 Meyer Burger pulls plans for silicon cell manufacturing in US https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/meyer-burger-pulls-plans-for-silicon-cell-manufacturing-in-us/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/meyer-burger-pulls-plans-for-silicon-cell-manufacturing-in-us/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:02:47 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107139 Meyer Burger announced today that it was suspending planned construction of a silicon solar cell production facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as it is “no longer financially viable for the company.” The Swiss technology company first announced plans for a cell factory in July 2023. The 2-GW operations in a former Intel semiconductor fabrication plant…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/meyer-burger-pulls-plans-for-silicon-cell-manufacturing-in-us/feed/ 2 Solar panel recyclers pioneer new methods for greening the industry https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-panel-recyclers-pioneer-new-methods-for-greening-the-industry/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-panel-recyclers-pioneer-new-methods-for-greening-the-industry/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:37 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106948 U.S. solar output is growing astronomically, and while it is leading the charge to electrify the American grid with renewable energy, the technology isn’t built to last forever. There is current demand for solar panel recycling services, and a few standout companies have already established factories in the United States to process tens of thousands…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-panel-recyclers-pioneer-new-methods-for-greening-the-industry/feed/ 2 Citing recent surge in imports, American solar panel makers petition government for immediate relief https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/citing-recent-surge-in-imports-american-solar-panel-makers-petition-government-for-immediate-relief/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/citing-recent-surge-in-imports-american-solar-panel-makers-petition-government-for-immediate-relief/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:12:35 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107098 The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (AASMTC), the same group that requested an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation earlier this year on solar products coming from Southeast Asia, today filed “critical circumstances allegations” with the Dept. of Commerce regarding surges of solar imports from Vietnam and Thailand that are hurting the U.S. solar manufacturing industry.…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/citing-recent-surge-in-imports-american-solar-panel-makers-petition-government-for-immediate-relief/feed/ 1 NorSun to supply Heliene’s new US solar cell factory with silicon wafers https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/norsun-to-supply-helienes-new-us-solar-cell-factory-with-silicon-wafers/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/norsun-to-supply-helienes-new-us-solar-cell-factory-with-silicon-wafers/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:20:53 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107095 Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene announced last month it would partner with Premier Energies to manufacture silicon solar cells within the state, and now the company has a domestic wafer supply established after signing a multi-year contract with NorSun. NorSun, which has been producing silicon wafers in Norway since 2007, intends to start a 5-GW…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/norsun-to-supply-helienes-new-us-solar-cell-factory-with-silicon-wafers/feed/ 0 Anza releases new real-time module supply data subscription https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/anza-releases-new-real-time-module-supply-data/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/anza-releases-new-real-time-module-supply-data/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106982 Anza announced a new product and subscription offering that provides developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent engineers on-demand access to the solar industry’s most advanced real-time data and software platform. With access to data and insights of more than 95% of the U.S. module supply, solar module buyers and developers can easily minimize risk,…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/anza-releases-new-real-time-module-supply-data/feed/ 0 Biden bumps number of silicon solar cells that can enter country tariff-free https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/biden-bumps-number-of-silicon-solar-cells-that-can-enter-country-tariff-free/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/biden-bumps-number-of-silicon-solar-cells-that-can-enter-country-tariff-free/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:26:59 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107056 President Biden is giving the domestic solar panel manufacturing market a break from tariffs on imported solar cells with the latest announcement from the White House. The president has modified actions taken earlier this year on tariffed crystalline silicon solar (CSPV) imports by increasing the amount of silicon solar cells that can enter the country…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/biden-bumps-number-of-silicon-solar-cells-that-can-enter-country-tariff-free/feed/ 1 Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-spotlight-playing-the-long-game-in-domestic-solar-panel-manufacturing/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-spotlight-playing-the-long-game-in-domestic-solar-panel-manufacturing/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:19 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106892 Trina Solar US, the domestic arm of the global PV module manufacturer, is ramping up production in the United States. On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Adam Macaluso, national accounts manager for U.S. channel business at Trina Solar, shares an update on Trina’s U.S. manufacturing footprint, as well as the company’s near future plans. A…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/solar-spotlight-playing-the-long-game-in-domestic-solar-panel-manufacturing/feed/ 0 Vikram Solar unveils latest HJT bifacial module line https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/vikram-solar-unveils-latest-hjt-bifacial-module-line/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/vikram-solar-unveils-latest-hjt-bifacial-module-line/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:35:27 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=107055 Vikram Solar has unveiled its latest solar panel line, Suryava. Inspired by the Sanskrit word “surya,” which means “sun,” the Survaya line of solar panels feature a bifacial design with heterojunction technology (HJT). Suryava uses G12 cells and 20 busbars to reach an efficiency exceeding 23%. “We are thrilled to introduce our new brand, Suryava,…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/vikram-solar-unveils-latest-hjt-bifacial-module-line/feed/ 0 Chip company says it will start solar cell manufacturing in New Mexico https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/chip-company-says-it-will-start-solar-cell-manufacturing-in-new-mexico/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/chip-company-says-it-will-start-solar-cell-manufacturing-in-new-mexico/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:03:31 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106991 Last week, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that new company Ebon Solar would be establishing silicon solar cell manufacturing operations in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol industrial development area, the same area where Maxeon is expected to start its own operations. Ebon Solar, a division of Singapore-based blockchain and Fintech company Ebang International, will…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/chip-company-says-it-will-start-solar-cell-manufacturing-in-new-mexico/feed/ 6 Residential installers adapt large-format solar panels to roofs https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/residential-installers-adapt-large-format-solar-panels-to-roofs/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/residential-installers-adapt-large-format-solar-panels-to-roofs/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106787 Residential solar installers have always had to deal with slight size variances among solar panel brands. Even when the industry was generally working within the same 60-cell footprint, one brand’s bordering white space on a solar panel may be larger than another’s, but only slightly. Today’s competing wafer camps (M10’s 182-mm wafer vs. G12’s 210-mm…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/residential-installers-adapt-large-format-solar-panels-to-roofs/feed/ 1 DOE loan office backs Qcells with $1.45 billion for new solar panel factory The plant is expected to produce ingots, wafers, cells and finished solar panels by late 2024. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/doe-loan-office-backs-qcells-new-solar-panel-factory/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/doe-loan-office-backs-qcells-new-solar-panel-factory/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:10:07 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106972 As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.45 billion to Qcells, a leading North American crystalline silicon solar manufacturer. The loan guarantee will support Qcells’ solar supply chain facility in Cartersville,…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/doe-loan-office-backs-qcells-new-solar-panel-factory/feed/ 1 DCE Solar designs racking for First Solar Series 7 modules https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/dce-solar-designs-racking-for-first-solar-series-7-modules/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/dce-solar-designs-racking-for-first-solar-series-7-modules/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:10:00 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106969 DCE Solar, a solar mounting solutions provider, has launched its latest advancement, the Long Span S7, a racking system that is specifically designed to accommodate the First Solar Series 7 modules for utility-scale solar projects. DCE Solar’s Long Span S7 system is with Series 7 modules in mind. By integrating a unique rail and wedge…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/dce-solar-designs-racking-for-first-solar-series-7-modules/feed/ 0 At-risk youth win international sustainability competition with off-grid home https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/at-risk-youth-win-international-sustainability-competition-with-off-grid-home/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/08/at-risk-youth-win-international-sustainability-competition-with-off-grid-home/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=106945 A judge in the Monterey County Superior Court in California was tired of seeing young people pass through his courtroom on their way to prison. So, he founded the Rancho Cielo school in 2000 to offer general education and curriculum in a range of trades for marginalized youth. The school in Salinas, California, hosts programs…

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