CALSSA: California solar industry to face a downward trend in 2024
CALSSA executive director Bernadette Del Chiaro says a downward trend will be the best description of the California market this year without government intervention.
Solar Powers Illinois on the state’s role in US energy transition
“The formation of Solar Powers Illinois stems from the passage of critical legislation: the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.”
‘Microgrids are like a Swiss army knife’: Schneider Electric on the decentralisation of the grid
Microgrids in the US still face several challenges – speed and standardisation chief among them – in order to help alleviate and decentralise the grid.
Sungrow FPV: Amid fierce competition, customer value comes first
While still at a relatively early stage in its development, the US floating PV market is a key one for Sungrow FPV. PV Tech sat down with VP Lei Wang to gain his insights into the US and, more broadly, the global market.
How trackers need to adapt to more diverse locations and weather conditions
Nextracker explains how its new products were made with a focus to the increased diversity of projects locations and weather conditions.
The crossroad between community solar and agrivoltaics and the need for design adaptation based on a farmer’s crop
How community solar and agrivoltaics can help boost and improve the design phase of an agriPV project based on the crop grown.
AD/CVD ruling won’t be as impactful as the UFLPA in the long term
PV Tech Premium looks at how the AD/CVD ruling will impact the US industry moving forward and why the UFLPA will have a bigger impact.
Supply crunch and manufacturing capacity will reverse recent US PPA price drop
A recent report covered by PV Tech suggested that solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in North America have dropped for the first time since the first quarter of 2020, but this could hardly be a long term trend as multiple challenges will prevent the prices from falling.
Fragmented US solar industry offers opportunities to expand
PV Tech spoke with Conor Grogan, co-founder and co-CEO of Hawthorne Renewables, about the company’s operations in the US market and plans for the upcoming years.
Building infrastructure and manufacturing facilities crucial to enhancing tech capabilities – Maxeon
Solar module supplier Maxeon aims to turn the negative adjusted EBITDA around through investing in technology and increasing customer value, in addition to contiuning investing in talents, according to the company’s CEO Bill Mulligan and CTO Matt Dawson.
