{"id":98801,"date":"2022-05-24T09:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T13:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=98801"},"modified":"2023-01-04T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:40:39","slug":"may-2022-issue-building-solar-projects-that-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/05\/may-2022-issue-building-solar-projects-that-last\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022 Issue: Building Solar Projects That Last"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chintpowersystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-90359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>The Solar Power World May 2022 Digital Edition is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chintpowersystems.com\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CPS North America | Chint Power Global<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=solar_power_world_may_2022&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;u=wtwhmedia\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The thin line between ambition and delusion<\/h3>\n<p>Reporting on the U.S. solar module manufacturing market often leads to an internal tug of war \u2014 can I be cautiously hopeful that manufacturing capacity will increase, or should I call out new company names making unrealistic promises?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same story I\u2019ve been covering the last 10 years \u2014 very few solar modules are made in the United States even though the U.S. solar market is consistently in the Top 3 in the world. The demand is obviously here, but a decade of back-and-forth tariffs with China has pushed manufacturing overseas, predominantly to Southeast Asia. Now, a 2022 tariff circumvention investigation combined with global supply issues, lingering COVID-19 restrictions and a war in Ukraine has further hindered the United States from establishing a booming domestic manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n<p>But companies continue to claim they\u2019re investing in U.S. manufacturing. Some announcements are more realistic than others, like Maxeon saying it wants to open a 3-GW cell and module plant in America but waiting on favorable legislation with manufacturing tax credits. Other claims, like Jordanian installation company Philadelphia Solar, which says it\u2019s shopping a 1-GW plant stateside, are met with raised eyebrows and questionable looks.<\/p>\n<p>But even the sure bets are hitting speed bumps. Heterojunction technology manufacturing giant Meyer Burger bought a building and started hiring in Goodyear, Arizona, for a 400-MW solar panel assembly facility. But then the company announced that it was going to instead increase its manufacturing capacity in Germany because supply chain interruptions and global unrest are making new expansion plans unattainable right now. So, the Arizona plant and the small increase in domestic manufacturing capacity are now stalled.<\/p>\n<p>If a German company that actually knows how to make panels can\u2019t get set up in the United States, where are we supposed to put our faith? In Congress passing pro-domestic-manufacturing legislation? We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be a busy summer as we wait on government decisions that will affect the U.S. solar industry for years to come. I\u2019m going to continue to be optimistic that many companies\u2019 ambitious plans to boost domestic solar manufacturing will eventually pan out. Or else we might all be delusional.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Pickerel<br \/>\nEditor in Chief<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solar Power World May 2022 Digital Edition is sponsored by CPS North America | Chint Power Global &nbsp; The thin line between ambition and delusion Reporting on the U.S. solar module manufacturing market often leads to an internal tug of war \u2014 can I be cautiously hopeful that manufacturing capacity will increase, or should&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18117,"featured_media":98802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3270],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>May 2022 Issue: Building Solar Projects That Last<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Solar Power World May 2022 Digital Edition is sponsored by CPS North America | Chint Power Global &nbsp; 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