Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. A green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 megawatts of solar energy per year, or the amount of electricity consumed by 18,000 United States households annually.

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Electrek

JULY 15, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $56 million in funding to boost US solar manufacturing and recycling. The post Biden administration announces $56 million for US solar manufacturing appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Toyota is committed to achieving full carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040, and is targeting carbon neutrality in all its manufacturing facilties by 2030. market share.

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Electrek

MAY 26, 2022

Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Q Cells today announced that it’s opening a new solar panel manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia. The post Georgia gives US solar panel manufacturing a big boost with a new factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Georgia Solar Manufacturer 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2021

UK-based battery manufacturer AMTE Power and Faradion Ltd. , a leader in non-aqueous sodium-ion battery technolog ( earlier post ), announced a collaboration which combines Faradion’s IP with AMTE Power’s design and manufacturing capabilities. Cell Infrastructure. Safety and Transportation.

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Electrek

MAY 11, 2023

Rooftop solar arrays on industrial buildings could potentially meet the electricity demands of up to 35% of US manufacturing sectors annually, according to a newly released study. more… The post Rooftop solar could power up to 35% of US manufacturing – study appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. solar generation exceeding electrolyzer capacity). Process flow diagram and construction phase boundary. Palmer et al.

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Electrek

MARCH 28, 2024

All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.

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Electrek

JANUARY 13, 2023

China’s JA Solar , the world’s fourth-largest solar panel maker by capacity, is going to open its first factory in the US – a major win for the Biden administration, which has created a domestic clean energy manufacturing growth boom with laws passed late last year.

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Chinese Solar Manufacturer Clean 130

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. The use of solar electricity is therefore an effective lever for reducing the CO 2 emissions associated with aluminum smelting. The use of solar electricity for producing aluminum is a major step in this direction.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Amprius Technologies, a developer of ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, was awarded a $1-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (“AMO”) to be used to mature further its process for manufacturing nanowire-based silicon anodes.

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Electrek

JUNE 9, 2021

First Solar, the largest US-owned solar panel manufacturer, today announced that it’s opening a third manufacturing plant in Ohio in the first half of 2023. more… The post Largest US solar manufacturer to double its production with a new factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Solar Manufacturer Ohio Production 145

Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

Munich-based startup Sono Motors on Tuesday announced a change in manufacturing plans for its solar-supplemented Sion electric car. The startup announced in a press release that it was switching contract manufacturing partners to Valmet Automotive, which will build the Sion at its factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland.

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Finland Solar Manufacturer Sweden 148

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Synhelion , a developer of solar fuels, and INERATEC, a manufacturer of chemical reactor technologies, are partnering to to scale up the production of solar fuels as replacement for fossil fuels for transportation. Synhelion tests its solar fuel technology at the Jülich Solar Tower.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet PairTree – a solar-powered canopy that charges EVs off-grid – that’s made by US-based solar charging infrastructure manufacturer Paired Power.

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Grid Solar Charging Manufacturer 135

Electrek

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SolarReviews, a US-based independent comparison website for solar panel brands and installations, has released its first solar manufacturer ranking system. Here are the top 10 solar panel manufacturers in 2021. more… The post These are the top 10 solar manufacturers of 2021 appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

APRIL 20, 2023

The US Department of Energy just invested $82 million in 19 innovative projects in 12 states to boost US solar manufacturing and recycling. more… The post 19 groundbreaking US solar recycling and manufacturing projects just got $82M in funding appeared first on Electrek.

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Solar Manufacturer Energy 106

Electrek

MAY 11, 2021

Roof-integrated solar company GAF Energy announced today that it will move all of its manufacturing from Asia to a facility in Silicon Valley. It’s a reversal of the solar industry trend of manufacturing solar panels in Asia due to lower labor costs.

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Asia Solar Manufacturer Energy 141

Electrek

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

is pulling out of the global solar panel business. The post LG Electronics is going to stop manufacturing solar panels – here’s why appeared first on Electrek. Seoul-headquartered LG Electronics Inc. The decision was approved yesterday by the LG board of directors in South Korea.

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Solar South Korea Manufacturer Global 122

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) —a $20-million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products. efficiency in converting sunlight into electricity. competitiveness.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Electrify America, the nation’s largest public ultra-fast charging network, has added 30 solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with two Level 2 chargers each to its network in the state of California. Twenty of the 30 solar-powered charging stations are located at health care centers.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. When it’s complete, Grant says, the system will be the world’s largest solar rooftop installation, with roughly 30 megawatts of power. “We

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Texas Solar Tesla Austin 141

Electrek

APRIL 6, 2023

PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells and community solar firm Summit Ridge Energy are together going to deploy 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of community solar power. solar panels to fill largest US community solar order ever appeared first on Electrek. more… The post Qcells will make 2.5M

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Solar Manufacturer Energy Power 138

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

million investment from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program for six teams which will tap into the US National Laboratories’ high-performance computing (HPC) resources to help manufacturers streamline their processes, increase their productivity, and lower their carbon footprint.

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Manufacturer Ford Batteries Battery 199

Electrek

APRIL 25, 2023

Enphase (ENPH) is leading the way toward a sustainable future as the world’s leading microinverter-based solar and battery systems supplier. With an increasing demand for solar energy and new headwinds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Enphase is set to begin manufacturing in the US.

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Solar Manufacturer Production Future 89

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

Sanofi is expanding its renewable energy ecosystem with solar panels on the carpark and charging for electric vehicles in the staff carpark. Local healthcare business Sanofi Australia has completed installation of 1,500 solar panels at its North Brisbane–based consumer healthcare manufacturing campus and announced […].

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Solar Fleet Manufacturer Charging 91

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

The US Department of Energy is funding a demonstration of Sunvapor ’s solar steam and thermal battery technology to lower further the Carbon Intensity (CI) of the renewable dimethyl ether (DME) produced by Oberon Fuels at its Maverick Innovation Center in Brawley, California.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As Aptera Motors looks to reach its long-sought scaled solar EV production milestone, it has secured a tier-1 battery supplier and a hefty investment from Korean manufacturer CTNS. more… The post Aptera secures multi-million dollar supply deal and investment for solar EV battery packs appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, inaugurated the new Turin (Italy) ePowertrain plant, a manufacturing site fully dedicated to the production of the electric powertrain range and Iveco Group’s first completely carbon-neutral plant.

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Carbon Manufacturer Italy Wind 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Tesla and Panasonic finalized an agreement to begin the manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules at the Buffalo, NY factory. These high-efficiency PV cells and modules will be used to produce solar panels in the non-solar roof products.

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Solar 2019 Manufacturer Tesla 170

Electrek

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Solar giant Qcells announced today that it’s completed the expansion of its Dalton, Georgia, factory – what it calls the “largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the western hemisphere.” more… The post The first solar panel factory built since the passage of the IRA is complete appeared first on Electrek.

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Solar Georgia Manufacturer 145

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This solar energy park, covering an area of approximately 160,000 square meters, consists of 36,400 solar cells and provides a maximum performance of twelve megawatts. The facility, built in cooperation with E.ON Hungaria, has been installed on the roofs of the plant’s two logistics centers.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. But it comes at a hefty cost: Local solar manufacturers are on the brink of a total collapse that could happen within weeks.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

DTE Energy has commissioned a new solar array at the Ford Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The solar array, the third DTE has constructed with Ford, can generate 1,127 MWh of clean energy. The solar array, the third DTE has constructed with Ford, can generate 1,127 MWh of clean energy.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Tesla has partnered with IronRidge, a solar mount manufacturer, to combine their products into a solution that’s expected to slash rooftop solar costs. Improvements in solar power technology are not just about solar panels and inverters. Now, a new solution by IronRidge and Tesla is expected to help do that.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted EV has started production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive's facility in Finland, Lightyear confirmed Wednesday in a press release. The Dutch startup said Valmet will initially produce just one car per week, gradually scaling up production in the first quarter of 2023.

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Finland Solar Cars Manufacturer 173

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2024

Of course, [continued] The post Inflation Reduction Act Giving Solar Power & Electric Cars Big Boost appeared first on CleanTechnica. I think the Inflation Reduction Act is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of legislation in American history.

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