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From which countries did the US import solar panels in 2025?
Despite significant efforts to build up domestic manufacturing, U.S. solar projects are still being powered by imported solar panels. Solar Power World reviewed import data from the U.S. International Trade Commission and determined that the United States imported 33 GW of silicon solar panels in 2025 along with 21 GW of silicon solar cells. The…
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Comstock Metals approved as authorized solar panel recycler in California
Comstock Metals, a solar panel recycler with a drop-off facility in Kings County, California, has received approval from California’s Dept. of Toxic Substances Control to join a list of companies authorized as universal waste recyclers that can treat solar panels. End-of-life solar panels can be sent to the California facility, and Comstock will then ship…
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Solar PV documentary film to premiere at Solar Roots Party later this year
U.S. solar industry veteran and unofficial historian Jeff Spies announced last week that the documentary film “Solar Roots – The Pioneers of PV” will make its official public debut at the Solar Roots Party in Grass Valley, California, which this year will be held over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 weekend. More than a decade in the…
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Gibraltar selling Terrasmart’s eBOS branch to GameChange Energy Parent company plans to sell racking business as well.
Gibraltar Industries, parent company of solar racking manufacturer Terrasmart, is selling its renewables electrical balance-of-systems (eBOS) business to a subsidiary of GameChange Energy for $70 million. Gibraltar also stated in a press release that it is planning to sell the racking and foundations side of the business as well. “The divestiture of our eBOS business…
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‘Buy American’ shifts to ‘Don’t Buy Chinese’ for government solar projects
If there should ever be a sector that supports using Made-in-America products in construction, it would be the federal government. For decades, the government has had some type of “Buy American” stipulation for projects funded with federal dollars. More recently, the Build America Buy America (BABA) Act of 2021 requires all iron, steel, manufactured products…
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