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Will Enel North America build a bifacial solar PV plant?

Enel North America intends to build one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facilities in the US, expected to initially produce at least 3 GW and scale up to 6 GW of high-performance bifacial PV modules and cells annually.

Are trade restrictions affecting solar PV?

Trade restrictions are expanding, risking slower deployment of solar PV. As trade is critical to provide the diverse materials needed to make solar panels and deliver them to final markets, supply chains are vulnerable to trade policy risks.

What is a pipeline of PV projects in the United States?

Figure 1. Pipeline of utility-scale PV projects in the United States as of March 2021. Note: Pipeline is defined as all planned PV projects that have been submitted in EIA’s Form 860M. All projects have a scheduled placed-in-service date between 2021 and 2024. Source: H1 2021 Solar Industry Update, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

How many dumping and import taxes are imposed on solar PV?

Since 2011, the number of antidumping, countervailing and import duties levied against parts of the solar PV supply chain has increased from just 1 import tax to 16 duties and import taxes, with 8 additional policies under consideration. Altogether, these measures cover 15% of global demand outside of China. IEA. Licence: CC BY 4.0

Why is LCOE of PV plus storage system higher than 2020?

4 Reported 2021 residential LCOE of PV plus storage system (LCOSS) values are 17% higher than 2020 values because the 2021 report models a larger battery system (5 kW; 12.5 kWh) than the 2020 benchmark report (3 kW/ 12.5 kWh). When using 2020 LCOE of PV plus storage system model assumptions, the 2020 value rises from 20.1¢/kWh to 21.5¢/kWh.

Should solar panels be recycled?

If panels were systematically collected at the end of their lifetime, supplies from recycling them could meet over 20% of the solar PV industry’s demand for aluminium, copper, glass, silicon and almost 70% for silver between 2040 and 2050 in the IEA’s Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions by 2050.