The solar industry is undergoing a monumental shift, rapidly moving away from passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) technology to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology.
Low solar module prices kept solar PV competitive in the energy market in 2023 despite generally falling electricity prices, according to the latest Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) snapshot report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has sent a letter, containing close to 200 signatures from solar and storage companies in the US, to the US Congress, calling on the body to accelerate legislative reform for solar projects in the US.
Corporate financing in the solar sector reached US$8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to market analyst Mercom Capital.
Spanish renewables developer Ecoener has secured US$64 million in green bond financing for a 74MW solar PV plant in Guatemala.
The Biden administration is expected to lift a trade tariff exemption for bifacial solar modules imported to the US, according to a report from Reuters.
Following PV Tech Premium’s discussion of the “incredible” levels of finance now available in the solar sector, an increasing volume of finance is coming from so-called ‘green bonds’.
Power purchase agreement (PPA) services company LevelTen Energy has published its latest report into renewable PPA prices, revealing what it called “increased stability” as renewable PPA offer prices in North America increased by less than 1% from the previous quarter.
Singaporean commercial and industrial (C&I) renewables developer BECIS has secured US$50 million to expand business in Southeast Asia and India.
The European Commission (EC) has announced its European Solar Charter, a package intended to support domestic European solar manufacturing.
Two solar PV developers have closed financial deals for projects in Brazil this week .
A key policy initiative of the Biden administration, through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy while incentivising manufacturers to reshore the key elements of the solar supply chain from polysilicon production to solar module assembly.
