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A much-needed solar cell factory is coming to the US

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Canadian solar panel maker Heliene and India’s solar cell maker Premier Energies are joining forces to build a US solar cell factory. This is great news for the US, as there is currently a shortage of US solar cell manufacturing capacity. GW and cell capacity of 2 GW.

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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market

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Photo: Heliene All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal. Heliene’s modules will be the first crystalline solar panels with US-made solar cells. Between 2016 and 2020, nearly 20% of solar manufacturing jobs were lost.

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This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar

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Photo: Xcel Energy Xcel Energy just announced its big solar and wind plans in the US Midwest – here’s the lowdown. Minnesota’s largest utility expects to cut more than 80% – and possibly up to 88% – of its emissions by 2030, putting it on track to hit Minnesota’s goal of net zero by 2040. Xcel Energy also said it will add 2.2

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Here’s how utility-scale solar farms may just help save the bees

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Photo: Argonne National Laboratory A five-year study of solar farms planted with wildflowers and native grasses discovered that native bees showed a 20-fold increase in numbers. The scientists collected data from two Enel Green Power North America solar farms in southern Minnesota built on retired agricultural land.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. Plants in black tubes behind the ECHS Science teacher are being fed by aquaponic system in the new solar-powered greenhouse. photo by Glenn Marzano).

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Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful

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Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. Results also indicate that this technology may be applicable for solar energy. The battery installation is connected to a nearby 11-megawatt wind farm owned by Minwind Energy, LLC.