A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States. read more >
The solar field will be built and operated by Entegrity on 35 acres in Phillips County, and should cut the 22,000-student school system from $4.5 million to $7 million over the next 25 years. read more >
Some of the highest value materials are copper, silver, aluminum, glass, and crystalline silicon. Repurposing these means finding new uses for them, such as selling glass to companies that do sandblasting. read more >
Nearly 80 major clean energy manufacturing facilities have been announced, an investment equal to the previous seven years combined. read more >
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford speaks against a plan by Pattern Energy of San Francisco to build a solar array near Marion and West Memphis on land developed to be commercial. read more >
Some nearby landowners and government officials the 2,000-acre site could be better used for commercial transport industries. read more >
SPP said the backlog had grown with an “overwhelming interest in building new generation — primarily from developers looking to construct wind and solar farms.” read more >
Meanwhile, global liquid fuel consumption is predicted to rise between 1% and 2% over 2023 levels. read more >
About two-thirds of this year's increase in renewable power capacity will come from photovoltaic, with both large-scale solar farms and consumer rooftop installations seeing significant growth. read more >
The 221-202 vote sends the measure to the Senate, where lawmakers from both parties have expressed similar concerns about what many call unfair competition from China. read more >
Developers say it's the largest commercial and industrial solar project in Arkansas history, and one of the largest microgrid projects ever in the U.S. read more >
The amended bill will essentially halve the credit that utilities pay to customers — both residential and commercial — who generate their own power. read more >
The agreement includes amendments to persuade a trade group, the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association, to drop its opposition. read more >
They say the legislation, which would roll back net metering, would cripple the industry. read more >
Delta Solar and school officials expect the system to save the district $1.5 million in energy costs over the two-decade-plus life of the array. read more >
Mexico also may get some of the funding between now and 2030 by issuing debt bonds. read more >
Once approved, the measure expected to clear the way for a billion dollars’ worth of solar energy projects planned in the state. read more >
The collaborative initiative aims to advance domestic solar technology and to position Arkansas for national leadership in the industry. read more >
The project, long a goal of County Judge Barry Hyde and County Attorney Adam Fogleman, is expected to be completed next year. read more >
The governor told the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association that he envisions an extension of at least two years. read more >
