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Michigan utility plans 8GW of solar as part of coal phaseout strategy

Michigan utility Consumers Energy has revealed plans to build nearly 8GW of solar by 2040 as part of efforts to accelerate its transition away...

Amazon takes renewables portfolio to 10GW with new solar spending spree

Amazon has announced 14 new renewable projects in the US, Canada, Finland, and Spain, strengthening its position as the largest corporate buyer of renewables...

First reactions to Biden’s US ban on solar imports from China’s Xinjiang province

The decision to ban products from four Chinese solar manufacturers based in the Xinjiang province taken today by the U.S. Biden Administration has already...

National labs identify priorities in modernizing U.S. electricity markets

As the U.S. electric grid reinvents itself, a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and several top national laboratories is underway to...

Import action ratchets up risks for U.S. solar companies

Price increases of anywhere from $0.005 to $0.02 a Watt, a months-long drop in the volume of modules shipped to the U.S., and further...

LineVision to run transmission line monitoring pilot with SMUD

LineVision, one of pv magazine’s three energy startups to watch in 2021, has come to an agreement with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)...

Labor Department updates forced labor list to target polysilicon from region in China

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs took an unprecedented step by publishing a Federal Register Notice that targets polysilicon produced...

Border action ordered for solar components made by Chinese manufacturer

U.S. customs and border protection agents have been directed to immediately begin detaining products imported to the U.S. that are made by or that...

Biden administration targets four Chinese companies with import bans over forced labor allegations

The Biden administration ordered a ban on U.S. imports from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. over forced labor allegations, according to the Reuters news...

How the US government’s ban on Xinjiang silicon imports affects the solar industry

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order on Thursday on silicon-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. The...

Consumers Energy plans to end coal use in four years

Consumers Energy announced a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025 —15 years faster than currently planned....

Pecan Street developing distributed energy adoption toolkit for HBCUs

The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation awarded Pecan Street Inc. a $40,000 grant to bring its unique data and research capabilities to developing a...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...