They achieve this by removing residual organic metal-binding ligands from the transition metal oxide thin films, enhancing device stability and performance.
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16. The law is a major accomplishment for Democrats, who have been struggling for months to pass Biden’s ambitious social and climate policies, as well as his vision to raise taxes on the rich.
GOODYEAR, AZ—Swiss company Meyer Burger Technology AG is building a new assembly plant here to make high-performance solar modules. The project is expected to create 250 jobs, and more than 500 jobs at full capacity.
NORTH LIBERTY, IA — Solar installer Moxie Solar, which installed almost 5 MW of projects in 2018 and likely tripled its business in 2019, has announced plans to set up a 100-MW solar panel assembly operation in Iowa.
DALTON, GA—The South Korean company Hanwha Q Cells USA has opened the largest solar module manufacturing plant in North America. The $200 million factory will employ 650 people and produce enough solar panels each year to generate as much peak power as the Hoover Dam.
LAKE TOWNSHIP, OH—First Solar Inc. has begun construction of a new $400 million solar module assembly plant near its existing factory in Perrysburg, OH.
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced last Wednesday that LG Electronics will establish a new factory at the company’s existing site here.The Associated Press reports that the project will add 160 jobs, bringing the total workforce at the site to 400. LG Electronics is investing $28 million in the facility.
BUFFALO, NY—Panasonic Corp. expects to invest more than $260 million in an assembly plant here to make photovoltaic cells and modules for Tesla Motors Inc.
