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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has actually awarded Origami Solar US$ 50,000 as well as progressed it to the semi-final round of the DOE's American-Made Solar Prize competition after being excited by the firm's folded up solar frame.

Consumer-owned utility Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) and independent power producer (IPP) Silicon Ranch have completed the building and construction of 3 utility-scale solar PV projects with a total capacity of 287MW that will certainly be made use of to power Meta's (previously Facebook) procedures in Georgia, United States.

A race is on in solar engineering to produce nearly impossibly-thin, flexible solar panels. Designers visualize them made use of in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices as well as sensors to lightweight aircraft and also electrical vehicles.

Utility-scale solar programmer Geenex Solar has secured additional financing that will certainly allow it to progress a pipeline of more than 8GW of PV and energy storage space projects in the United States Southeast and Midwest.

Transaction will give company accessibility to an 18GW PV and battery pipe

The US Senate Finance Committee has actually consisted of producing incentives for residential manufacturers of solar trackers and also inverters in its draft version of the country's Build Back Better (BBB) budget reconciliation bill.

Some market projections for United States indicate that the nation's set up energy storage capacity will certainly get to concerning 4 GW by end-2021 and also additional to 7 GW in 2025, consequently helping with the US Energy Storage Associations targets for 2030.

United States Head Of State Joe Biden has signed an exec order that requires the United States federal government 'lead by example' and leverage its buying power to accomplish carbon neutrality by 2050.

Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) has actually decided to develop a solar glass production center in the Canadian city of Selkirk in the province of Manitoba.

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has actually recommended that President Joe Biden expand tariffs on imported crystalline silicon PV cells and modules for an additional four years.

US renewables developer Apex Clean Energy has made an arrangement with timberland firm Weyerhaeuser for the growth of 1GW of utility-scale solar and also solar-plus-storage projects on Weyerhaeuser sites across the United States.

Missouri-based solar contractor Savion is currently creating the Martin County Solar Project, a variety that will certainly be located on a former coal mine in Martin County, Kentucky.

Investment company KKR has actually introduced a new utility-scale solar and also energy storage space advancement platform, dubbed Stellar Renewable Power.

United States property solar installer SunPower has introduced a new financial services product aimed at making residential renewables more affordable.

The United States House of Representatives has actually passed the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, which aims to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region, by a frustrating 428-1 in an action that can have serious consequences for the nation's solar industry.