US solar policy landscape has ‘a lot of good news’ following OBBBA introduction and Section 232 tariffs

PV Talk: ‘There’s a lot of good news here,’ Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.
T1 Energy reports US$250 million Q2 sales

T1 Energy reported US$250.1 million in Q2 2026 sales as construction of its 2.1GW G2_Austin solar cell factory progressed.
FEOC compliance doesn’t end at signing. Here’s where it actually breaks down

Foreign Entity of Concern rules create a multitude of new risks for US solar developers, some less visible than others. Intertek CEA’s Jordan Wilson explores the key steps towards minimising FEOC exposure in PV module purchase agreements.
Comstock, OnePlanet reach testing and engineering milestones on US solar recycling lines

Comstock has advanced its industry-scale PV recycling line, while Florida-based OnePlanet has launched its ‘PRISM’ system to recover valuable materials from end-of-life solar modules.
Section 232 may offer ‘limited prospects’ for US solar wafer capacity

US POLICY FOCUS: Section 232 tariffs on polysilicon imports have changed the landscape of the country’s solar industry overnight.
Websol to upgrade 600MW PERC cell line to TOPCon, lifting total cell capacity to 1.35GW

Websol has begun a brownfield upgrade of a 600MW mono PERC cell manufacturing line to TOPCon, increasing its total cell capacity to 1.35GW.
PV Chart of the Week: Thin-film still projected to dominate US cell production by 2027

This week’s PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.
PV Chart of the Week: Thin-film still projected to dominate US cell production by 2027

This week’s PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.
Tesla plans US$10.1 billion vertically integrated solar cell plant in Texas

Tesla has submitted plans for a US$10.1 billion vertically integrated solar manufacturing campus in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Solar eclipse to cut European solar capacity by 9.7GW, ENTSO-E says ‘secure and stable’ operations will continue

This evening’s solar eclipse will cut Europe’s effective solar PV capacity by 9.7GW, according to ENTSO-E.