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Tag: PV modules

  • Solar PV module manufacturer financial health rankings | Q1 2024

    Solar PV module manufacturer financial health is hugely important because success in solar often comes back to product procurement — and the long-term viability of the company standing behind those products. In the Q2 edition of Solar Builder magazine, we have an exclusive look at quarterly financial rankings produced by Sinovoltaics, a quality assurance, ESG……

  • How dust accumulates on solar panels, and how LONGi Hi-Mo 5 Anti-Dust modules prevent it

    Solar PV system underperformance is a constant concern. The best operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies deploy a combination of monitoring and on-the-roof personnel, but solar panels are out in the elements. Even the most robust O&M plans can’t keep pace with everything Mother Nature – and human beings – throw at them. The NABCEP CE……

  • Boviet Solar plans U.S. solar module, cell manufacturing

    Vietnam-based solar PV module manufacturer Boviet Solar Technology Co. is investing $294 million to open its first U.S-based solar module plant. Planned for Greenville, North Carolina, the solar module manufacturing facility will get up and running in two phases: phase 1 will produce modules, and phase two will produce solar cells. “Our dreams of producing……

  • Solar tariffs: The who, what, when, and how much of the latest AD/CVD petition

    The rumors were true: A new petition has been filed to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), to apply new tariffs (both anti-dumping and countervailing duties) to imported solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia. As expected, the reaction from the U.S. solar industry depends on the source….…

  • Solvari nets CalSEED grant for automated solar module assembly process

    Solvari SR is an all-in-one solar panel that ships with everything needed to install on asphalt shingle roofs: racking, flashing, deck screws, inverter, cabling, and cable management are all included. According to the company, installation time is 2 minutes per module, including lift-to-the-roof. It is a compelling pitch — at least the California Energy Commission……