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The US now has more than 31 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity, almost four times more than before the IRA was passed in 2022.

US solar sector tops 31 GW of module manufacturing in Q2

The US now has more than 31 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity, almost four times more than before the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed in 2022, according to a report today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

In the second quarter of 2024, the US solar sector installed 9.4 GW DC of power generation capacity, more than in any second quarter so far, the US Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report showed. A total of 75 GW of solar was added since the IRA was signed into law.

However, the solar industry currently presents many challenges to navigate, said Michelle Davis, head of global solar at Wood Mackenzie and lead author of the report.

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Source: Renewables Now

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Nigeria is building a solar module assembling plant in the town of Akpugo, located in the southeastern state of Enugu.

Nigeria breaks ground on solar module assembling plant

Nigeria is building a solar module assembling plant in the town of Akpugo, located in the southeastern state of Enugu.

A groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 27, attended by Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Nnaji wrote on social media the plant will reduce dependency on imported energy solutions and create numerous job opportunities for the local community.

“Similar projects would be replicated at other Centres of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) nationwide namely; Benin, Ilorin, Lagos, Bauchi and Sokoto to cut across the six Geopolitical Zones,” the minister added, without providing more details about the manufacturing facility.

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Source: PV Magazine

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A record-setting 11GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the USduring Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history.

USA solar panel manufacturing capacity soared 71% in Q1 2024

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A record-setting 11 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States during Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history.

According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, total U.S. solar module manufacturing capacity now exceeds 26 GW annually.

In addition, the industry also installed an impressive 11.8 GW of new solar capacity, bringing total capacity to 200 GW in the United States. The report also contains new data from 2023, showing that the United States added over 40 GW of new solar capacity last year. Wood Mackenzie now projects that the U.S. solar industry will install another 40 GW in 2024.

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Source: Clean Technica

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Sonnenkraft has debuted its new “Terracotta” solar panel that matches red-tiled roofs and is historic-building compliant.

This company just launched red solar panels to match terracotta tiled roofs

Red solar panels

“With our new solar module ‘Terracotta,’ which is produced in Austria, we would like to make a contribution to ensuring that monument protection and sustainable energy production go hand in hand,” said Peter Prasser, managing director of St. Veit an der Glan-based Sonnenkraft. “The terracotta module is also the perfect solution for design-savvy customers with red tiled roofs and contributes to local added value.”

The 400W double-glass solar panels have red frames, and have general building approval from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt). They feature TopCon solar cells and have a power conversion efficiency of 20.02%. (Solar panel efficiency – how much sunlight a panel converts to electricity – typically ranges from 15-23%.)

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Source: electrek

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