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An annual solar report launched by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LNBL), Tracking the Sun, has made essential monitorings about the residential solar systems in the US. The report records the trends in the US market for near 2.5 million systems mounted in 2021 year-end, along with the preliminary data for the initial half of 2022.

The United States federal government Department of Energy (DOE) has started implementation of a US$ 335 million programme to sustain battery recycling.

Solar wafer as well as cell prices have actually risen once again this week, with the price of polysilicon remaining to climb unmitigated.

US module supplier Universal Solar is developing a module factory in Panama with a first capacity of 600MW, targeting supply lines interrupted by policy headwinds.

Solar PV costs continued to decline internationally in 2021 as supply chain challenges and also climbing product costs have yet to show their complete effect on project expenses.

A safe change to net zero exhausts around the world will require countries to expand and also broaden the production of solar modules, whose supply chains are heavily concentrated in China, according to new research from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Polysilicon prices have actually continued to climb up in China in the middle of limited supply as suppliers are hit by power rationing.

Makers in a variety of fields need to consider fattening their supplies as promptly as feasible to minimize an extended disturbance to international supply chains.

Indian independent power manufacturer (IPP) Azure Power has made a US$ 12.9 million investment in solar maker Premier Energies while likewise locking in residential PV module supply from the business.

Solar production products supplier RENA Technologies has actually partnered with India's Kredence Performance Materials to provide solar cell texturing abilities to India's blossoming PV production market.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has expanded its output with the addition of a new line in Arizona.

Hanwha Solutions has unveiled plans to spend US$ 320 million in cell and module production capacity developments in the United States and also Korea.

Solar polysilicon, wafer and also cell prices have all risen once again in the past week as demand continued to overtake supply, with COVID-19 lockdowns in China remaining to interfere with the value chain.

PV module prices in India have increased by ~ 38% in the last 20 months, in part due to provide chain disruptions and also increasing solar demand, with rates not expected to drop till completion of following year.

Solar tracker service provider Array Technologies is expecting to bounce back from a 2021 beset by supply chain difficulties and project hold-ups, as its order publication gets to a brand-new high and also comes to be extra geographically diverse.