Tag: domestic content
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Frames of Steel: How Origami Solar plans to disrupt the global PV module market
Solar modules manufactured in the United States are comprised of many components made beyond U.S. borders. The polysilicon to solar cell supply chain is the most high-profile example, but PV glass (requires a special sand to produce), sealants, backsheets, aluminum frames and so on are just as highly concentrated in China and Southeast Asia. U.S.-based……
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Vikram Solar plans U.S.-based solar ingot, wafer, cell and module manufacturing
Vikram Solar, Phalanx Impact Partners, and Das & Co. formed a new U.S. joint venture and majority U.S.-owned and operated company – VSK Energy LLC – to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation for the Indian solar module brand in the United States. The $1.5 billion investment includes two planned projects that will produce……
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U.S. solar modules and the domestic content challenge
On May 12, the United States Treasury Department issued its long-awaited domestic content guidance for solar projects to qualify for associated Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits. In order for the whole cost of a module to be considered domestic content, not only must the module assembly be undertaken in the U.S., but the cells,……
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U.S. solar modules and the domestic content challenge
On May 12, the United States Treasury Department issued its long-awaited domestic content guidance for solar projects to qualify for associated Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits. In order for the whole cost of a module to be considered domestic content, not only must the module assembly be undertaken in the U.S., but the cells,……