Annual Solar Frame Production GHG Emissions This chart illustrates that just by shifting from aluminum to steel for PV module frames, the industry can massively reduce GHG impact. For every 10% of ...
Eric Hafter, co-founder and chairman of Origami Solar. Image: Origami Solar. Origami Solar was founded in 2020 and is commercialising a roll form steel module frame solution that it claims can deliver ...
Oregon-based Origami Solar won the grand prize in the US Department of Energy’s American-Made Solar Prize 2022 competition. The patent-pending steel frame is said to lower costs and improve module ...
Steel frames are the second most expensive part of the BOM for a module after solar cells. Image: Origami Solar. Solar frame producer Origami Solar has signed three deals with US steel manufacturers ...
LG Chem is launching a new plastic material specially engineered for solar module frames. The company says its material offers similar durability, as well as price competitiveness with aluminum, the ...
The Origami Solar steel module frames produced in the United States using 100% recycled steel delivers an 87% reduction in GHG emissions compared to aluminum module frames and a 94% reduction when ...