Tag: First Solar

  • Steeling share: OMCO Solar’s factory-direct strategy built for solar’s domestic content era

    The dawn of the domestic content era has begun in the United States solar industry, and arguably no tracker manufacturer is better positioned to support it than OMCO Solar. OMCO is a U.S. steel fabrication company. They have been roll forming steel parts for multiple industrial and transportation markets for over 75 years, and in……

  • Details on First Solar’s $700 million production tax credit sale

    First Solar closed out 2023 with what’s believed to be the first significant Section 45X credit transfer in the solar industry. First Solar will sell $500 million and up to $200 million, respectively, of 2023 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits to Fiserv, Inc. subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. First Solar……

  • Arevon leverages IRA tax credits to build utility-scale solar peaker project in California

    Arevon Energy Inc. is using $529 million package to build the Vikings solar-plus-storage project in Southern California. The project is one of the first utility-scale solar peaker plants in the United States. The company’s innovative financing approach combines the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit transferability provisions with traditional debt financing. Arevon has closed financing, securing……

  • Vote: Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2023

    Here are the Utility-Scale nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, sponsored by Aurora Solar. Seize opportunities to grow your solar business & your career today. Learn more here. The form is at the bottom of the page. You are allowed to vote once per day from now until Saturday, Oct. 7 at……

  • Solar module trends to know from RE+ 2023

    RE+ 2023 in Las Vegas was too big for one casino convention center to contain. Our inbox is similarly stuffed with product news and manufacturing announcements. Where to begin? Since it is Module Month on Solar Builder, let’s start there … Manufacturing in motion As mentioned in this RE+ recap, domestic solar manufacturing news is……