New Solar Glass Cranks Up Lettuce Crop Yields By Almost 40%
The US startup UbiQD has demonstrated an improvement of almost 40% in lettuce grown under solar glass enhanced with quantum dots.
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A Billion-Dollar Solar Industry Proof-Of-Life Is Coming To Tennessee
This year’s abrupt shift in federal energy policy has thrown a monkey wrench into the US solar industry over the short term, but key stakeholders continue to plan ahead for a clean energy future. Among the recent highlights are Illuminate USA’s new 5-year, 15-gigawatt solar glass deal and a key … [continued]
U.S. Solar Manufacturers File New Trade Petitions to Uphold Trade Laws, Safeguard Domestic Manufacturing Jobs,…
New petition responds to recent trade violations from Indonesia, Laos, and India Washington, D.C. — Confronting market manipulation driven by companies in Indonesia, Laos, and India, U.S. solar manufacturers yesterday filed new antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The petitions were … [continued]
Have No Fear, The Superman Of Solar Power Is Here
The US solar power field is getting a shot of adrenaline in the form of new quantum dot technology, just in time to save the US grid from a forthcoming blackout catastrophe.
Manufacturers Continue To Move To Renewable Energy-Powered Production
The conversion to renewable energy-powered production has been remarkable over the last few years. At least 160 clean energy manufacturing facilities or expansions have been announced since August 2022, driven by tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, with 47 declared in 2024 alone. Collectively, these facilities are expected to … [continued]
First Solar Announces Final Sale Amount of 2024 Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (the “Company” or “First Solar”) today announced the final sale amount of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits generated by the production and sale of solar modules in the United States in 2024, which transaction was previously announced on December 11, 2024. The transaction … [continued]
1.3 Million US Made Solar Panels, 875 MW — Orion Solar Farm Goes Live In…
SB Global announces Orion Solar project with 1.3 million US made solar panels in rural Texas is now online.
New Thin Film Solar Factory Transforms Red State Into Green Warrior
Alabama is now host to a new thin film solar manufacturing facility that will provide solar developers in the US with 3.5 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels per year, every year (courtesy of First Solar).
Thin Film Solar Deployed In Biggest-Ever Solar Farm In The US East
The biggest solar power plant east of the Mississippi River is deploying new thin film solar technology from the US firm First Solar.
Solar Energy Revolution Brewing In Arkansas, With An Assist From GM
Arkansas is becoming a solar energy hotspot, with General Motors lending a hand through a new 180-megawatt power purchase agreement to supply clean electricity to three of its assembly plants.
