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一 |     A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.Qcells, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said Wednesday that it can now turn out enough solar panels to generate 5.1 gigawatts of power yearly at a two-factory complex in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton. That's almost 40% of U.S. solar panel capacity, according to figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association. Qcells' opened its first factory in 2019 and an even larger plant in phases since, what the company describes as the largest solar investment in American history. “It’s another milestone as we as a company really strive to become a global leader and a U.S. leader in solar manufacturing," said Scott Moskowitz, Qcells head of market strategy and public affairs, speaking with The Associated Press after a plant tour Monday.The company says its new plant is the first solar module factory in the U.S. to begin production since passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Qcells' $208 million investment again shows how federal incentives are spurring a nationwide boom in renewable energy and electric vehicles.Industry jitters about a flood of cheap solar panels from overseas show how dependent on federal policy the solar industry remains. That's a threat in part because former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, is hostile to renewable energy.Qcells leaders say the new plant showcases more efficient equipment and processes, part of a much larger investment intended to bring key steps in solar manufacturing to the U.S. A solar panel, or module, is assembled from solar cells most commonly made from wafers cut from ingots of polysilicon. Today, the company's solar cells are imported from Asia. But 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dalton in Cartersville, Qcells is building a $2.3 billion complex to take polysilicon refined in Washington state and make ingots, wafers and solar cells — in addition to 3.3 gigawatts of solar modules. That plant is scheduled to open in phases starting next year.Currently, no silicon ingots or wafers are made in the U.S. But Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, besides offering a extra tax credit on American-made solar equipment, lets manufacturers earn incentives for every unit of polysilicon they refine and every wafer, cell and module they make. For example, Qcells earns a tax credit of 7 cents per watt for every panel it makes in Dalton, or $34.30 for every 490-watt residential panel made.Even with that boost, solar industry leaders warn, factories will struggle to compete with a new spike in cheap Asian imports. They're again urging federal officials to investigate whether solar panels are being dumped at unfairly low prices. Previous investigations have led to anti-dumping tariffs on panels made in China and Taiwan.U.S. officials shouldn't regard the spike as a normal market fluctuation, said Mike Carr, executive director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, a group that includes Qcells. He argues Chinese component makers are pushing out cheap modules from southeast Asian factories, tanking panel prices to ensure Chinese dominance and smother U.S. manufacturing.“This is likely to be the No. 1 new energy source in the 21st century," Carr said. "It’s already cheaper than pretty much anything else to install. It is the path to meeting our climate goals. So I think it becomes a real national security kind of concern. The way OPEC is in oil markets, we don’t want to allow China to become that same controller of supply in solar.”Qcells sees current low prices as a “near-term challenge" in achieving economies of scale and serving a long-term market, Moskowitz said. Beyond trade policy, he said, requiring federal agencies to buy American-made products and promoting panels produced with fewer carbon emissions could bolster Qcells.Politics envelops the solar industry. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the plant earlier this year. At the state level, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has wrestled with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff over political credit for electric vehicle and renewable energy investments flowing to Georgia. “Out of all the places Qcells could have gone, they chose to operate and expand here in Georgia because of our unrivaled assets and the competitive package we put together,” Kemp said in a statement.Ossoff and fellow Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock note they authored the component incentives that benefit Qcells, emphasizing federal policy. “Our state is emerging as the advanced energy capital of the nation, thanks to federal infrastructure and manufacturing policies that are benefiting Georgia more than any other state,” Ossoff said in a statement.Qcells, for its part, praises both state and federal assistance.“To build these markets up and to have them work, you need a whole government approach," Moskowitz said.。    The 2025 MAMA Awards is taking place in Hong Kong in a subdued manner. This is because Hong Kong is facing the worst fire in more than 100 years. It tore through several high-rise buildings and has claimed many lives. Despite so, the MAMA Awards have announced some of its winners on its first day. The winners for the categories announced include Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, Fans' Choice Awards, Favourite Global Performer, Favourite Male and Female groups and more.While HYBE's new group CORTIS has won the Best New Artist category, ROSÉ and Bruno Mars' APT has swept off the Song Of The Year category. Amongst the other categories, IVE has emerged victorious as the Favourite Global Performer and Favourite Female group. BOYNEXTDOOR has won the Favourite Male group category.Take a look at the winners announced on Day 1:BEST NEW ARTIST          WINNER: CORTIS     WINNER: Hearts2Hearts     AHOF     ALLDAY PROJECT     Baby DONT Cry     CLOSE YOUR EYES     IDID     izna     KickFlip     KiiiKiii2025 MAMA AWARDS SONG OF THE YEAR          WINNER: ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – APT     aespa – Dirty Work     aespa – Whiplash     ALLDAY PROJECT – FAMOUS     ALLDAY PROJECT – WICKED     BABYMONSTER – DRIP     BIG Naughty – MUSIC (feat. Lee Chanhyuk)     BLACKPINK – JUMP     BOYNEXTDOOR – IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU     BOYNEXTDOOR – Never Loved This Way Before     CNBLUE – A Sleepless Night     CORTIS – GO!     Davichi – Stitching     DAY6 – Maybe Tomorrow     Dayoung – body     Doyoung – Memory     Dynamic Duo and Gummy – Take Care     G-Dragon – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)     HAON – Skrr (feat. Giselle)     HIGHLIGHT – Endless Ending     HUNTR/X – GOLDEN     ILLIT – Cherish (My Love)     IVE – REBEL HEART     j-hope – MONA LISA     Jennie – like JENNIE     Jennie – ZEN     Jennie and Doechii – ExtraL     Jisoo – earthquake     Kai – Wait On Me     Karina – UP     Key – HUNTER     LE SSERAFIM – HOT     Lee Chanhyuk – Vivid LaLa Love     Lee Mu Jin – Coming of Age Story     Mark – 1999     Mark – Fraktsiya (feat. Lee Young Ji)     MEOVV – DROP TOP     Minnie – HER     N.Flying – Everlasting     NCT DREAM – WHEN I’M WITH YOU     NCT WISH – poppop     Park Hyo Shin – HERO     pH-1 – Life Is A Movie (feat. Jung Zi So)     PLAVE – Dash     QWER – Dear     RIIZE – Fly Up     ROSÉ – toxic till the end     Roy Kim – If You Ask Me What Love Is     Saja Boys – Soda Pop     SEVENTEEN – THUNDER     Tablo and RM – Stop The Rain     Taeyeon – Letter To Myself     TREASURE – YELLOW     TWS – Countdown     TXT – When the Day Comes     V – Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)     Xdinary Heroes – Beautiful Life     ZEROBASEONE – Doctor! Doctor!Fans’ Choice Male (Top 10)          WINNERS: Baekhyun, SEVENTEEN, Jin, ENHYPEN, G-DRAGON, j-hope, NCT DREAM, RIIZE, Stray Kids, ZEROBASEONEOther nominees from this category:          10CM     82MAJOR     8TURN     AB6IX     AHOF     AMPERS&ONE     ARrC     ASTRO     ATEEZ     BOYNEXTDOOR     BTOB     CLOSE YOUR EYES     CNBLUE     CORTIS     CRAVITY     D.O. (Doh Kyung Soo)     Daesung     DAY6     Doyoung     Epik High     EVNNE     GOT7     IDID     Jay Park     Kai     KickFlip     Lee Mu Jin     N.Flying     NCT WISH     NEXZ     P1Harmony     PLAVE     SHINee     Super Junior     TIOT     TREASURE     TWS     TOMORROW X TOGETHER     WayV     Xdinary HeroesFans’ Choice Female (Top 10)     WINNERS: IRENE, IU, ILLIT, aespa, BABYMONSTER, Hearts2Hearts, i-dle, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, TWICEOther nominees from this category:          ALLDAY PROJECT     Apink     ARTMS     AtHeart     Baby DONT Cry     BIBI     Billlie     BLACKPINK     BoA     BOL4     Chungha     Chuu     Davichi     FIFTY FIFTY     fromis_9     H1-KEY     Hwasa     Hyolyn     IVE     izna     Jeon Somi     Joy     KARD     Kep1er     KiiiKiii     KISS OF LIFE     MEOVV     NiziU     NMIXX     OH MY GIRL     QWER     SAY MY NAME     Seulgi     STAYC     Taeyeon     tripleS     UNIS     VIVIZ     Wendy     YenaAdditional WinnersFavourite Global Performer     IVETELASA Favourite Global Artist          ENHYPENFavourite Female Group          IVEFavourite Male Group          BOYNEXTDOORGlobal Trend Song          IVE - REBEL HEARTInspiring Achievement          SUPER JUNIORVISA Fans' Choice Of The Year          ENHYPENALSO READ: Full list of winners of the 2024 MAMA Awards。

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