Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon has failed to sue fellow manufacturer Aiko Solar over alleged solar technology patent infringement.
Inspection companies are key in enforcing and setting the quality standards underpinning module performance. TÜV Rheinland’s solar segment manager, Lukas Jakisch, tells Will Norman how they are keeping abreast of the rapid pace of technological change.
The recent quarterly reports from China’s big-five module producers highlight the challenges PV manufacturers face in maintaining profitability due to ongoing pricing pressures in the industry.
Indian solar installations increased by over 400% in the first quarter of 2024 to the highest quarterly deployment levels in its history.
The global price of silver has continued to rise, with the average price increasing from RMB5,330/kilogram (US$23.49/ounce) in mid-May 2023, to the current price on 20 May of RMB8,211/kilogram (US$32.03/ounce). This is a historic high, with prices still on the rise.
The flurry of recent tariff changes for solar imports to the US is likely to make products from Southeast Asia less attractive to buyers, according to renewables analysis firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).
The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has called for greater efforts to tighten inverter cyber- and data security.
Government has a “significant” role in providing routes to market for new renewable power projects, according to speakers at Solar Media’s Renewable Energy Revenues Summit in London this morning.
US solar cell and module manufacturer Silfab Solar has completed a tax credit transfer deal with energy software company Schneider Electric.
Residential solar PV installations in California since the introduction of the NEM 3.0 – a billing structure of California’s rooftop solar net metering scheme – have been roughly equal to the amount in the prior year, with more customers installing battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to a study conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL).
Spanish energy utility Iberdrola has taken full ownership of its US subsidiary Avangrid for a total of US$2.551 billion.
A win by the Republican Party in this year’s US presidential election could decelerate the country’s energy transition and reverse decarbonisation policies, according to Wood Mackenzie.
