The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition on July 15 submitted comments for consideration to update the domestic content bonus established in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “The Biden…
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![Avangrid Brings First Phase of Solar Farm in Texas Online](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/avangrid-true-north-solar-farm-scaled.avif)
Avangrid said it has started producing power from the first phase of the True North solar project in Texas, an installation the company said is its first solar installation in…
![GOP-Held Congressional Districts Cash in on Clean Energy Projects](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fig2-wind-solar-battery-energy-storage-shutterstock.jpg)
More than $106.5 billion in large-scale clean energy project investments have been announced in Republican-held congressional districts in the U.S. during the period from August 2022 through June 2024. The…
![The POWER Interview: Growing Importance of Solar Recycling](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/spr-image-4-scaled.jpg)
Waste from end-of-life solar panels and other solar-related equipment provides an opportunity to recover valuable materials, along with other benefits. The International Renewable Energy Agency said that by 2030, the…
![Sulzer Will Deliver Hot and Cold Molten Salt Pumps for China Solar Project](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/china-csp-solar.png)
A major concentrated solar power (CSP) project in China selected Sulzer, a global fluid engineering company, to supply both the hot and the cold molten salts pumps for the installation.…
![Energy Evolution: What Technologies Are Leading the Way Today](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fig1-solar-wind-energy-storage-power.jpg)
It’s not uncommon to hear people talk about the energy transition. Yet, throughout its history, the power industry has almost always been transitioning in one way or another. There are…
![POWER Digest [July 2024]](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/slovenia-sostanj-shutterstock-1505558561-800x450-1.jpg)
Economics Could Bring Early Closure for Slovenia Coal-Fired Plant. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob in May said the Termoelektrana Šoštanj (TEŠ) facility, the country’s only remaining coal-fired power plant, and…
![Optimizing Solar Panel Manufacturing Efficiency and Reliability](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fig3-solar-panel-pv-inspection-panasol.jpg)
Whether you’re a longtime solar panel maker or just embarking on a business plan, it’s easy to overlook some key business considerations. Perhaps you need to design a new warehouse…
![Small Item, Big Impact: Why and How to Prioritize Solar Connector Safety and Performance](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mesa-az-facility-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg)
U.S. solar installations saw a banner year in 2023. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), new installs set multiple records, exceeding 30 GWdc of capacity and comprising more…
![Masdar Inks $3.4 Billion Deal to Acquire Greece Renewable Energy Major](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wind-farm-terna-energy-scaled.jpg)
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy major, said it has agreed to buy Greece's Terna Energy in a €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) deal. The agreement signed June 20 is one…