Other states outpacing NC in solar growth, report shows
North Carolina is falling behind other states as solar deployment sees record growth nationwide, according to a new report released Thursday.
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US power supply: New solar panel plant in Georgia is counter to foreign imports
The new plant is the first solar module factory in the U.S. to begin production since passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Qcells’ $208 million investment again shows how federal incentives are spurring a nationwide boom in renewable energy and electric vehicles.
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Boosting solar power: Duke researchers are exploring ways to improve panels
At Duke, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, PhD, who is the Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and her colleagues are working on new photovoltaic technology that could one day capture more energy from sunlight.
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NCSU collaboration results in robot that improves solar energy research
“RoboMapper” is a robot that automates testing and data collection on new semiconductor materials resulting in time and cost savings during research..
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Spanish company plans 69-acre solar farm in Davidson County
TW Solar, a Spanish renewable energy company, is looking to expand its North Carolina footprint with a 69-acre solar farm near Thomasville.
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$2.5B investment + 2,500 jobs head to Georgia in solar plant deals
A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced Wednesday.
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Asheville’s Pine Gate Renewables charges up with $500M strategic investment
Asheville-headquartered Pine Gate Renewables has closed on $500 million in total capital from a new strategic partner, Generate Capital.
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Solar panel crunch: Biden suspends tariffs, invokes fed power to boost production
President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate change-fighting goals.
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Solar superstorm could knock out internet, study says
Imagine if one day the internet was down not just in your neighbourhood, but across the globe, knocked out by a threat from space: an enormous solar superstorm. It sounds like science fiction, but a new study says it could become our reality.
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