January 12, 2024
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingLost in the shuffle of current events last week came a notable bit of news: Two U.S. solar manufacturers have sued the Biden administration over its moratorium on tariffs affecting some solar panels imported from Southeast Asia. Auxin Solar Inc. […]
January 11, 2024
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe idea is to combine Epishine’s solar cells and Nichicon’s LTO-batteries in an integrated solderless autonomous power product which is an alternative to disposable and re-chargeable Solar-powered capacitorbatteries, reducing time-to-market and cutting down on product development costs. “We’ve created a […]
November 14, 2023
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingPresident Biden is slated to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. There is a lot for the two to discuss, from Taiwan to to fentanyl to artificial […]
June 15, 2023
Via: PR NewswireHolcim US today announced a milestone clean energy investment in northeast Michigan with a new partnership to bring the company’s largest solar project in the Midwest to its cement plant in Alpena. When combined with existing renewable energy efforts, the […]
Energy, Industry Focus Areas, Regulations
December 28, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingEarly this year, a small manufacturer in northern California called Auxin Solar petitioned the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate solar panels imported from Southeast Asia. Those imports, the petition contended, were essentially being made in China before being rerouted through […]
November 18, 2021
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe sites were aquired by a Texas company called Vista in 2018, and coal burning is being terminated for a variety of reasons including running costs and legal decision over pollution. While ~4GW of capacity is being removed, 300MW solar […]
Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Industry Focus Areas
January 15, 2021
Via: Electronics WeeklyThe new arrays will increase the on-board laboratory’s power supply and installation is scheduled to begin in 2021. The new 63-foot-by-20-foot (19-meter-by-6-meter) arrays will together produce 120 kilowatts of electricity via the sun’s energy, says Boeing. They will combine with […]
Design & Planning, Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle, Process
August 6, 2019
Via: Manufacturing GlobalKorean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has announced the launch of its first car to feature solar panels. The solar roof charging system provides electric power as the vehicle is driving, contributing between 30 and 60% of battery charge per day. Charged […]
May 31, 2018
Via: Industry WeekPresident Donald Trump wanted more U.S. solar manufacturing — and now he’s getting it. Hanwha Q Cells Korea on Wednesday said it will build a factory in Georgia. JinkoSolar Holding Co. of China is planning one in Florida. And U.S. […]
Design & Planning, Energy, Industry Focus Areas, Process
April 27, 2018
Via: Manufacturing GlobalThe US photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturer, First Solar, has announced it will be opening a new facility in Township, Ohio. The facility will have the capacity to build 1.2GW of the firm’s Series 6 thin film PV modules, which, […]