Latest Applicants will have until 8 October to bid for DOE funding. Image: European Space Agency. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a US$12 million research and development (R&D) fund that will support projects that will lower the cost, and expand domestic manufacturing, of solar panels for use in space. Led by the […]
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Latest US module production is at near saturation, but bottlenecks exist further up the supply chain. Image: Qcells. If Part 1 of this series established that the United States is not short of PV manufacturing capacity announcements, the second article asks a narrower and more useful question: where in the chain does that capacity exist,
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Under the terms of the agreement, Westbridge will receive an upfront cash payment at closing, together with additional milestone payments. The total receivables could reach CAD$26.7 (US$19.3 million). Although the name of the company acquiring the project was not disclosed, three years ago, Westbridge had entered into an agreement with Greek developer Metlen Energy &
