Powering the Shift: 2025 in Review
By Alex Zhu, CEO, ES Foundry 2025 was a defining year for U.S. solar manufacturing — and for ES Foundry, it was the year we proved what’s possible when urgency meets execution. From the moment we broke ground in Greenwood, South Carolina, our mission was clear: Turn policy into progress, and do it on a […]
Build What’s Ready: Why PERC Cells Are the Solution to America’s Solar Patent Gridlock
As patent battles spread across continents, the solar industry faces a legal traffic jam that could freeze U.S. cell supply. PERC remains the one clear path forward For years, the challenge in American solar manufacturing was scale. Today, it’s time. The U.S. has the policy framework — tax credits, Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules […]
ES Foundry Closes 2025 with U.S. Solar Cell Manufacturing Milestones and FEOC-Compliant PERC Production
Company strengthens America’s domestic-content supply chain and prepares for gigawatt-scale expansion in 2026 GREENWOOD, S.C. — Dec. 3, 2025 — ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, is closing 2025 with significant milestones that mark a turning point for domestic solar manufacturing. The company’s Greenwood, South Carolina, facility […]
When Risk Gets Rewritten: How Insurance Is Emerging as a Quiet Pressure Point for U.S. Solar Projects
In the scramble to meet the new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the U.S. solar industry has been laser-focused on supply chains, tax-credit eligibility and the looming Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) guidance. But there’s another player in this compliance ecosystem that’s quietly gaining influence: the insurance industry. A New Layer […]