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US players in quantum dot technology, perovskites join to advance solar designs

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[ad_1] UbiQD, a player in quantum dot technology and manufacturing from New Mexico, announced it will acquire perovskites startup BlueDot Photonics. The deal enables UbiQD to secure exclusive rights to BlueDot’s intellectual property, which was originally developed at the University of Washington. UbiQD will use BlueDot’s doped perovskite materials to enhance silicon solar panel efficiency […]

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GAF Energy launches more powerful Timberline Solar shingle

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[ad_1] Timberline Solar ES 2 Three years after first unveiling a nailable solar shingle to the market, GAF Energy today launches its second evolution of the Timberline Solar product. Timberline Solar ES 2 delivers 23% more power than its predecessor — 57 W per shingle. “Timberline Solar ES 2 represents everything we’ve learned about solar roofing,

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FREYR rebrands as T1 Energy

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[ad_1] FREYR Battery announced it will rebrand as T1 Energy. The former Norwegian company focused on lithium battery development is now an American solar panel manufacturer with battery aspirations. “The rebirth of our company as T1 Energy is about American energy, jobs, and advanced manufacturing. The U.S. needs domestic supply chains and manufacturing capacity to

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Commerce updates its preliminary tariff amounts in solar AD/CVD investigation

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[ad_1] Although final determinations in the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation related to silicon solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia are not expected until later this spring, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce has tinkered with its suggested tariff amounts that were first unveiled in its preliminary decisions last year. Commerce was required by law to

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Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab

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[ad_1] PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of Silfab’s newest commercial panels featuring Silfab cells made in the United States. The partnership will start shipment of the first 125 MW of 580 XM+ DCB panels

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These are the countries the US imported solar panels from in 2024

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[ad_1] The solar panel manufacturing industry is growing in the United States, but demand is still outpacing the current domestic supply. If every U.S. plant is running at its full capacity, the country should be producing nearly 50 GW of solar panels each year. With an expected 2024 installation rate of 40 GW, realistically, the

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Origami Solar steel panel frames now in production in Arkansas

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[ad_1] Origami Solar has begun making steel solar panel frames in the United States after commissioning its first automated line at Priefert Steel’s Benton, Arkansas, facility. Developed in collaboration with Priefert Steel and automation partner DAC Robotics, this production system is the only steel frame manufacturer in the United States for solar panels. Origami Solar’s

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LONGi, Jinko, Waaree named in latest solar panel patent infringement complaints

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[ad_1] Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. LONGi first filed against JinkoSolar on Jan. 17 for half-cut cell infringement, and Jinko filed against Waaree on Feb. 7 for TOPCon infringement. LONGi holds U.S. Patent No. 9,515,214 related to “Solar Battery Module and Manufacturing Method

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NEXT Energy Technologies produces 5-ft tall transparent solar window

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[ad_1] Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology pioneer NEXT Energy Technologies has upgraded its pilot manufacturing line in California to produce 40 x 60-in. laminated transparent power-generating windows using its unique NEXT OPV coating and manufacturing process. These 40 x 60 units are the largest transparent OPV windows produced anywhere in the world, the company said. This

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Trina’s 2,000-V solar panel granted UL 61730 certification

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[ad_1] Trinasolar announced that UL Solutions has granted Trina’s Vertex N 2,000-V solar panel UL 61730 certification. A comparison of wafer sizes used in large-format modules. Credit: Trinasolar UL 61730 is the updated version of UL 1703, the “Standard for Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification.” The Vertex N 2,000-V is the first 210R panel to

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