More than two years after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, billions of dollars are flowing into US clean infrastructure projects. However, without big changes, progress will be impeded by an ageing grid in need of expansion and a regulatory structure that prevents high-voltage transmission from being built at speed and scale.
The Nasdaq Stock Market has moved to delist solar module supplier Maxeon from its global select market after the company’s securities had a closing bid price under US$0.10 for ten consecutive trading days.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to establish a dispute panel to rule on how compatible certain tax credits under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are with WTO rules, following a second request by China.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed increasing tariffs on wafers and polysilicon under Section 301.
This year marked the 20th edition of North America’s largest solar and energy storage event, RE+. As the event closed its doors last week in Anaheim, California and before returning next September in Las Vegas, Nevada, PV Tech brings you some key talking points from the conversations we had with industry players.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a draft roadmap to reform the grid connection processes for distributed renewable energy sources, such as residential solar PV, in the US.
The increase in frequency, severity and range of severe weather events is having a growing impact on renewable projects year-round, affecting solar asset owners’ ability to secure adequate insurance coverage, let alone favourable terms. The stakes are high—severe convective storms resulted in over US$40 billion in global insured losses in the first half of 2024 alone.
Think tank Climate Change Authority has signalled that Australia’s electricity and energy sector accounts for 35% of the country’s emissions, with utility-scale solar PV taking an average of two to three years to develop and one and a half years to construct.
The Q3 2024 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download. Volume 40 focuses on the US grid, and what can be done to reform an ageing grid burdened by a weight of connection requests.
The UK Department for Net Zero and Energy Security (DESNZ) latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) has awarded 3.3GW of solar PV.
The world’s four largest polysilicon producers all recorded net losses in the first half of 2024 because of the ongoing crash in Chinese polysilicon prices.
Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals has said it aims to capitalise on China’s “insatiable demand for green products” through green metals production and exports. The company also aims to fully decarbonise its operations by 2030 via 2-3GW of solar PV and wind generation.
