Tag: PV modules

Power Forward! | Update on solar modules detained at the border, 2023 outlook for DG module supply

The solar industry had many big storylines in 2022, but nothing was perhaps more pressing than solar module supply. We have clarity on AD/CVD. Next up to figure out is the Uyghur Force Labor Protection Act (UFLPA). Reuters reported ~1,000 module shipments had been detained this year under the act, but some of the backlog……

December 7, 2022
Commerce calls for new tariffs in AD/CVD circumvention decision but with notable exceptions

The preliminary decision is in, and the U.S. Department of Commerce is issuing a determination of circumvention in Auxin’s antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) case regarding solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. But there are several companies with operations in these companies that received findings of “not circumventing,” and……

December 5, 2022
Inxeption, Final Mile Solar team on logistics, financing offer for solar installers

Supply chain issues of all kinds affected the solar industry all year. Inxeption and Final Mile Solar are hoping to change that for solar installers going forward, teaming on an offering that spans solar panel financing, international logistics and warehousing all the way to rooftop installation and post-install steps. Final Mile Solar is a distribution……

November 30, 2022
LONGi breaks world record for silicon solar cell efficiency

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. set a new world record for silicon solar cell efficiency at 26.81%, according to the latest certification report of Institut für Solarenergieforschung in Hameln (ISFH). This is LONGi’s heterojunction (HJT) silicon solar cells on full-size silicon wafers going through mass production. “This outstanding achievement will be include in the next……

November 28, 2022
NEC 2020 | 690 | MLPE voltage and current values

Module level power electronics (MLPE) are common in PV systems these days, and there are a few specific code sections concerning the voltage and current values of these systems. On this edition of Mayfield Renewables’ Code Corner, CEO Ryan Mayfield gives a great overview. Applicable code sections explained in this short video include NEC 2020……

November 28, 2022