| Fortescue begins construction of green metals production facility aided by solar PV in Western Australia  | Growing demand for DuPont’s Tedlar transparent frontsheet driven by lightweight PV products  | Horad New Energy: Auto EVA Layup Machine manufacturer leads the new energy industry  | Nautilus Solar Energy seals US$72 million tax equity deal for 62MW solar portfolio  | What is Automatic LED Sun Simulator  | Interconnection queues and permitting issues among obstacles to US transmission upgrades  | Engie North America signs VPPAs for 282MW of Texas PV generation  | Features of Auto Hi Pot Machine  | HORAD presented at INTERSOLAR Europe  | HORAD won the “Most Influential Intelligent Manufacturing Enterprise” award of 2020 Light Energy Cup  | HORAD ERP system new upgrade, officially online operation  | The first high-efficiency photovoltaic module of the in telligent work shoppro vided by HORAD for The Changxing Base of Ikang has success fully rolled off the production line  | Help HJT localization! HORAD provides the whole line solution of component automation for Vollsun 500MW heterojunction project  | Welcome new member to Suzhou HORAD- Shenzhen HORAD (Hongchuangda) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.!  | [Exhibition notice] Horad will meet you in 2023 Türkiye SOLAREX ISTANBUL EXHIBITION  | 【Exhibition Live】 Focus on PV , Cultivate in overseas, HORAD team in Türkiye!  | Horad and Schneider Electric Signed Strategic Co-operation Agreement  | Exhibition Upcoming | HORAD Meets with You in Intersolar Europe  | 3GW in America! | HORAD will deliver 3GW for SolarLink in Nevada  | Horad attend at the 2023 US Solar Photovoltaic Exhibition

Energy transition faces global headwinds despite solar and storage boom  | Runergy asks US authorities to ‘cancel’ two Trina Solar TOPCon patent claims  | Why a ‘huge wave’ of PV revamping and repowering is on its way in Europe  | Australia: Smart meters could hand solar PV a boost via new consultation  | Australia could add over 7GW of renewable energy capacity by the end of 2024  | Removing the barriers to US transmission reform  | Nasdaq moves to delist Maxeon following low stock prices  | WTO establishes dispute panel over clean energy tax credits under US IRA  | US finalises Section 301 tariffs, proposes 50% duty on wafers and polysilicon  | RE+ 2024: Solar soundbites from the biggest week in US renewables  | DOE publishes draft roadmap and asks for feedback on grid connections  | Managing seasonality impacts and optimising O&M planning to secure favorable insurance terms  | Australia: Solar PV is fastest technology to deploy in net zero race, says think tank  | PV Tech Power 40 out now: reforming the US grid, protecting solar projects from cyberattacks and optimising bifacial tracking  | UK awards record 3.3GW solar PV in latest CfD AR6  | Top polysilicon producers post losses in H1 2024 after price crunch  | Fortescue to capitalise on China’s ‘insatiable demand for green products’  | DOE: US solar sector adds 18,401 jobs in 2023, leading energy industry  | Clearway secures financing on 140MW solar-plus-storage California project  | Microsoft signs ‘Singapore’s biggest’ solar deal, green energy deal in India for 637.6MW total  | McKinsey: US and Europe need nearly 200GW of new clean energy deployments  | Meyer Burger to scrap 2GW Colorado solar PV cell manufacturing plant  | Victoria, Australia, eyes 7.6GW of rooftop solar PV by 2035  | Mixing and matching solar panels: the benefits and challenges of module blending  | EIA: US added 12GW of solar PV in H1 2024  | India adds 15GW solar PV in H1 2024, up 282% YoY  | Terrasmart launches hail stow feature to PeakYield tracker control software  | Fraunhofer CSP to ‘protect’ European solar IP  | US manufacturers seek retroactive tariffs on SEA solar import ‘surge’  | BloombergNEF: Australia needs 290GW solar PV and wind by 2050 for net zero  | AEMO calls for upgrades to Australian grids in latest engineering reports  | NorSun to supply silicon wafers for new Heliene 1GW cell facility in US  | Republican congress members warn against repealing IRA energy credits  | Vikram Solar launches first HJT product, the Suryava module  | EBRD and UniCredit to finance 50MW solar portfolio in Bosnia and Herzegovina  | Philippines accelerates permitting for 3.5GW solar-plus-storage project  | US community solar capacity to exceed 14GW by 2029  | Solar makes record contribution to NEM in winter 2024 amid lower electricity demand  | Pilbara, Australia, needs transmission network investment to unlock A$100 billion opportunity  | ACEN Australia seeks approval for 600MW solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales  | DOE backs Qcells with US$1.45 billion loan for Georgia manufacturing hub  | Array Technologies launches new wireless tracker system, SkyLink  | Australian PV cell innovator SunDrive Solar confirms job cuts as it ‘sharpens focus’  | pv.index: n-type module prices continue to fall in Europe  | US DOE invests US$2.2 billion to add 13GW of grid capacity  | SECI launches tender for 2GW of solar PV alongside 4GWh of storage  | SunPower files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sells assets  | Acciona Energía wins 12-year CfD for 189MW Promina project in Croatia  | 1.5GW Victoria-Tasmania interconnector project sets 2030 completion date in Australia  | Wacker posts 55% drop in polysilicon sales in Q2 2024  | Nextracker acquires PV foundations supplier Solar Pile International  | US Senate committee moves forward on Energy Permitting Reform Act  | US senators seek to exclude Chinese PV manufacturers from IRA tax benefits  | Oxford PV: Perovskite is the future of utility-scale PV, ‘end of story’  | Solar industry facing ‘uncertain policy environment’ ahead of US election, says First Solar  | Glass, steel and backsheets: the supporting artists in the IRA’s manufacturing expansion  | Solar and wind generation exceeds fossil fuels in the first half of 2024  | Heliene, Premier Energies in JV to build 1GW n-type US solar cell factory  | Q-Sun to build 10GW n-type module/cell facility in Oman  | Europe can meet net zero with ‘minimal’ impact on land availability  | NextEra Energy posts increased earnings in Q2 2024  | Pexapark reports 1.5% decline in European PPA prices in June  | AgriPV: Avangrid and Lodestone Energy graze sheep at US and New Zealand PV plants  | China installs 102.48GW of new PV in first half of 2024  | Indian budget to support deployment of rooftop solar on ten million homes  | LevelTen: European solar PPA prices falls 27% as prices remain stable in North America  | Quinbrook’s polysilicon project starts feedstock drilling  | NEM 3.0 driving more residential BESS and less PV in California  | Gemini, major solar-plus-storage project in Nevada, reaches commercial operations  | SunPower ceases shipments, project installations, lease and PPA sales  | First Solar opens Ohio R&D centre, sets new CdTe cell efficiency record  | S&P Global launches module spot market assessment amid PV pricing volatility  | Tax credit transferability market ‘blows doors open’ in the US  | Saudi Arabia signs deals for 30GW domestic solar PV manufacturing  | Global solar tracker installations to reach 752GW between 2024 and 2030  | SEMA renews calls for solar wafers’ inclusion in US domestic content bonus incentives  | Unirac positions US-made solar racking for Domestic Content credit  | France awards 180MW rooftop solar PV, half of previous tender  | ‘There will be consolidation’: Trina Solar on efficient operations at Intersolar Europe 2024  | Maxeon faces lawsuit over alleged damages to investors  | Europe received 43% of Chinese PV exports in Jan-May 2024  | Major Chinese solar manufacturers report losses in H1 2024 due to increased competition  | Silicon prices hit new low for 2024, down 43% since start of year  | CEA: AD/CVD could raise US-made PV prices by 15 cents/watt  | Western Australia pioneers solar-hydrogen microgrid in national first  | Wood Mackenzie: world to add 3.8TWac of new solar capacity by 2033  | Albanese government unveils ‘Future Made in Australia Bill 2024’ with eyes to bolster solar  | Strengthening US solar manufacturing: the case for including domestically produced wafers in domestic content incentives  | Germany generates “record” share of renewable energy in first half of 2024  | ‘Companies have become increasingly sophisticated’: Martin Green on advances in solar cell efficiency  | Rio Tinto signs Aboriginal agreements for two solar farms in Australia’s Northern Territory  | SolarDuck, RWE install offshore PV pilot in Dutch North Sea  | PV manufacturing startup Carbon to build R&D and training facility in southern France  | Eurelectric: renewable power generates more than half of EU’s electricity in H1 2024  | Meyer Burger: ‘history has proven us right’ on decision to leave Europe for US  | Improved economics of solar and wind boost value of renewable power to US market – Berkeley Lab  | Asia-Pacific could capitalise on BOS PV manufacturing worth US$300 billion  | Green hydrogen production: a catalyst for solar PV growth in Southeastern Europe  | AEMC publishes final rule to accelerate grid connections in Australia  | NZIA to come into force on 29 June after publication in journal  | Pre-assembled solar bridges energy gaps and challenges large-scale traditions  | Meyer Burger starts module production in Arizona, secures 600MW PV supply  | Japan needs to triple renewables capacity to 363GW by 2035, RE100 says  | Australian electricity retailer AGL could create solar PV recycling facility at NSW ‘Energy Hub’  | NextEra Energy breaks ground on 310MW solar PV plant in Texas  | Origami Solar inks steel deals for ‘fully American’ module frame supply  | Masdar to acquire 67% stake in Greek renewables company Terna Energy  | RETC: UVID problems in PV modules could ‘become a major reliability issue’  | ‘A level playing field in EU must be ensured’: SPE on measures to support inverter manufacturers  | ‘Do something smart to reduce the bureaucracy’: Implementing the NZIA at Intersolar Europe 2024  | 660GW of solar PV deployments expected in 2024 – Bernreuter Research  | Warning of ‘crazy’ price pressures in European PV as Intersolar 2024 gets underway  | Qcells to use ‘lowest cost, highest efficiency’ Lumet metallisation tech for cell production  | IRS issues new proposals for IRA renewables tax credits  | EDP Renewables commissions 175MW Arkansas PV project  | LBNL: Wind and solar installations cut carbon emissions, generate US$249 billion between 2019 and 2022  | Accurate load forecasting could make or break the resiliency of solar energy in times of war and crisis  | European Council passes vote in favour of Net-Zero Industry Act, to come into force in June  | Pine Gate, Meta sign 204MW Texas solar agreement  | BayWa r.e. commissions 54MW Spanish agriPV plant, signs PPA with Velux Group  | Maxeon: Dutch court rejects ABC cell patent lawsuit against Aiko Solar  | Under the microscope  | Reviewing the performance of China’s big-five PV module producers  | Indian solar capacity up 400% in Q1 2024  | Soaring silver prices: how PV developers can tackle a new cost challenge  | AD/CVD laws to create ‘significant disadvantage’ for SE Asian PV imports – CEA  | ‘More work needed on cyber- and data security,’ says ESMC  | ‘Giving some of that forward vision’: the role of policy and market design in driving clean power investment  | Silfab and Schneider Electric sign IRA 45X manufacturing transferability deal  | LBNL: residential solar PV installations remain flat since NEM 3.0 in California  | Iberdrola fully acquires US subsidiary Avangrid  | Trump win to jeopardise US$1 trillion in US energy investment, says Wood Mackenzie  | SolarPower Europe launches digital map for agriPV projects  | GreenYellow acquires Grow Energy Management and 120MW Polish and Portuguese portfolio  | Navigating the currents: India’s pursuit of energy self-sufficiency amidst global dependencies  | Carbon to launch French PV manufacturing in autumn 2025 with 500MW pilot plant  | ACP: US adds 4.6GW of solar in Q1 2024, total installed capacity reaches 100GW  | European Commission publishes new recommendations for renewables permitting and installation  | Efforts to bring US polysilicon and wafer supply face an uphill struggle. Here’s why  | Biden to increase Section 301 tariffs on solar cells to 50%  | China’s Hunan Rich signs MOU for 1GW PV module factory in Serbia  | Global module prices are near the bottom, Chinese PV giants say  | EIA: Solar growth to drive 3% increase in US electricity generation capacity  | Solar module demand growth slowing in Europe as prices keep falling, says sun.store  | US adds 100,000 clean energy manufacturing jobs since IRA, over one quarter solar  | Co-location of solar PV and energy storage: A key trend shaping the future of solar energy in SEE  | Solar PV was world’s fastest-growing source of electricity generation in 2023  | ‘Game changer’: Highland Materials to invest in US polysilicon production amid plummeting market prices  | India tenders 70GW of renewable energy in FY 2024, half from solar PV  | Italy bans solar on agricultural land  | Virginia passes law to allow third-party solar financing  | Tongwei’s strategic layout in the Middle East: orders, risks and prospects  | US PV module supply under the microscope: ‘Trade regulations unlikely to include extra countries in the short term’  | REC Silicon to ship polysilicon from Moses Lake plant in Q2  | Nextracker expands US manufacturing plant capacity to 4GW  | PV module price increase ‘hard to imagine’ in Europe, ‘no barrier’ for Chinese PV companies  | NREL publishes research into ‘femtosecond’ laser welding process to improve solar module recycling  | EU parliament approves Net-Zero Industry Act to back clean energy production  | Big interview: PVcase’s David Trainavicius on tackling the solar sector’s “data risk”  | CEA: latest AD/CVD case could cause cell supply ‘bottleneck’ for US  | Innovating alongside strengthening: how to counter falling solar module mechanical strength  | US reforms grid permitting, invests US$331 million in Western transmission line  | First Solar, Qcells and others launch AD/CVD petition to DOC  | Sunpower to cut 1,000 jobs, admits misstatements in financial results for 2022  | Highland Materials secures US$255.6 million 48C tax credit to build polysilicon plant in the US  | Australia to launch ‘largest ever’ 6GW renewables tender in May  | From PERC to TOPCon: Navigating the evolution of solar technology  | IEA PVPS report: Low module prices keep solar competitive as overcapacity persists  | SEIA and US solar leaders call on Congress to ‘support legislation’ to ease solar permitting and transmission  | Corporate solar financing hits US$8 billion in Q1 2024 – Mercom Capital  | Ecoener secures US$64 million green bond on 74MW Guatemalan PV plant  | Biden administration to lift bifacial solar tariff exemption – report  | ‘We need to see US$5 trillion’: the role of green bonds in delivering sustainable solar investments  | LevelTen: solar PPA prices demonstrate ‘increased stability’ in Q1 2024, falling 1.5%  | Renewables developer BECIS secures US$50 million for expansion in Southeast Asia  | Europe announces Solar Charter to support PV manufacturing  | Brazil: Soltec sells 400MW site, Recurrent Energy finances 152MW PV project  | Carbon reduction in solar panel production  | Move On Energy powers 650MW German PV park, Europe’s ‘largest’  | European Commission approves €2.2 billion German decarbonisation grant  | US grid connection backlog, dominated by solar, grows to 2.6TW in 2023  | Albanese announces subsidies for Australian clean energy manufacturing  | Australia could create 60,000 solar manufacturing jobs  | Industry lobby group ERT says EU requires €800 billion in grid investment by 2030  | Growth, oversupply and security: Is the current solar supply chain fit for purpose?  | SEMA: US must ‘act aggressively’ to support upstream solar manufacturing following Yellen Beijing visit  | Adani Group begins producing ingots and wafers in India for Gujarat PV module factory – reports  | 6.5GW of US PV to go dark in today’s solar eclipse  | US grants US$4 billion in tax credits, including US$2.7 billion for energy manufacturing and recycling, under 48C scheme  | India reimposes ALMM, eliminates exemption for open access and rooftop solar  | European Commission investigates Chinese consortia for ‘market distortion’ via Romanian solar investment  | US ‘wouldn’t rule out’ trade barriers for PV in face of Chinese overcapacity  | India adds record 3GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2023, pushes total installed capacity above 60GW  | China calls for WTO to investigate IRA, alleging ‘discrimination against goods of Chinese origin’  | Nordcell plans 1.2GW module plant in Sweden  | Fifth Contracts for Difference round pushes UK solar forward  | Walmart inks solar PV PPA in Texas, invests in community solar across US  | Maxeon files US TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar  | US Department of Commerce issues final ruling to tighten up AD/CVD  | ‘A future made in Australia’: Anthony Albanese launches Sunshot in major boost to Australian PV manufacturing  | India sets CdTe thin-film efficiency standards for approved module list  | US Senators Ossof and Warnock urge Biden administration to lift bifacial solar module exemption  | India’s role in global solar manufacturing in terawatt era  | “There’s no way around it” – solar manufacturing regulation and reliance on imports discussed at LSS EU  | Albedo study seeks to improve accuracy of bifacial PV modelling  | CPUC approves Limited Generation Profiles for renewables to connect to California grid  | Tongwei Solar leads the way to a cleaner energy system with its G12R N-type module series  | US DOE to invest US$475 million into clean energy projects at mine sites  | “The government is facilitating an over-reliance on China”: US PV manufacturers demand greater support for local production  | Chinese companies supplied half of US PV modules in 2023  | Bulgaria launches tenders to add 1.43GW of renewables to grid  | IRENA: scaling up financing and modernising infrastructure can triple renewables generation capacity  | PV Data: Belgium breaks solar records in 2023, but questions remain in 2024  | Poland to invest US$16 billion in new transmission lines by 2034, supports 45GW of solar PV  | LONGi reportedly to layoff 30% of workforce  | EU passes supply chain audit law after prolonged delays  | Meyer Burger posts US$330 million net loss for FY2023  | European grids in 19 countries lack over 200GW of capacity for solar by 2030  | Texas, California, Florida lead 2023 US solar installations  | European Parliament approves law requiring solar installations in buildings  | Rooftop PV and energy storage carry torch for Australian renewables, utility-scale solar lags behind  | “We cannot line China’s pockets with US taxpayer dollars” – First Solar CEO says IRA needs trade defence to succeed  | Sol Systems bags US$250 million for 189MW Illinois PV project  | QW Solar Technology – Emerging HJT player’s crucial partnerships  | Woodmac: global solar government tenders reached 61GW in 2023  | Solar manufacturers responsible for module recycling in EU  | EU approves ban on products made with forced labour  | California PUC policy proposal “significant misstep” for community solar growth  | PV manufacturers’ “survival mode” needs EU OPEX support, says ESMC  | EU to support solar manufacturing in face of “very fragile situation”  | Encavis starts construction on 260MW solar PV plant in Germany  | Atlas Renewable Energy signs 375GWh 24/7 PPA with Codelco  | ARR and Apollo invest US$30 million into Apex’s Angelo solar farm in Texas  | Automatic Bussing Machine leads the wave of innovation in the solar industry  | Automatic edge banding machine market price analysis: influencing factors and buying guide  | BNEF: Global solar additions could reach 655GWdc in 2024  | Ciel & Terre inaugurates 192.3MWp FPV projects in Taiwan  | PV Tech Power 38 out now: PV module quality under the spotlight, risk mitigation in floating PV and the likely effect of carbon pricing policies  | GameChange Solar to expand US tracker annual production to 35GW  | Brazil imported 17.5GW of solar modules in 2023, down 0.3GW year-on-year  | Rystad Energy: world needs to invest $3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure by 2030  | Itochu subsidiary sells 333MW of PV to developer Adapture in US MISO territory  | Southeast Asia to add 300MW of floating solar in early 2024, key to solar expansion  | Red Sea attacks driving up shipping costs has implications for solar supply  | Altus Power acquires 84MW community solar portfolio in north-east US  | Nextracker raises FY24 guidance, fuelled by high deliveries in US during Q3  | Clearway Energy signs corporate renewable energy certificate deal with Swedish firm  | Larsen & Toubro to build 1.8GWac project in Dubai’s mega solar park  | Harmony Energy to co-develop 200MWac solar PV plant in New Zealand with Clarus  | Silicon Ranch inks deal to integrate renewables into data centres in Nevada and Utah  | US expands Western Solar Plan to five more states  | Czech Republic adds 970MWp solar PV plants to grid in 2023  | Fraunhofer ISE: solar PV in Germany generated 60TWh electricity last year  | Meyer Burger receives equipment and tools for expanding Arizona module manufacturing plant  | New York Power Authority issues RFI for solar projects  | US EIA expects solar to account for 5.6% of US energy mix by 2024, increasing to 7% by 2025  | Aquila European Renewables refinances existing credit facility via 180MWp solar portfolio  | Iberdrola secures €300 million to develop renewables in coal dependent countries  | HASI backs 605MW US solar-plus-storage portfolio from AES Corporation  | How Many Solar Panels are Needed for 100 MW?  | Avangrid cancels merger with PNM following legal delays  | EIB commits €400 million for Mytilineos’ 2.6GW solar and storage pipeline  | Suntech supplies 1MW of modules to Yemen  | Voltalia commissions 140MW PV project in Albania  | Origis Energy bags US$344 million for 200MW solar project in Mississippi  | Altus Power acquires 121MW solar assets in North and South Carolina  | Switzerland expected to add 1.5GW of new solar capacity in 2023  | Adani Group’s Ambuja Cement to add 850MW of solar PV capacity  | Lightsource bp sells 1GW Australian solar portfolio to Beijing Energy  | TotalEnergies starts construction at 216MW solar-plus-storage project in South Africa  | US Treasury announces guidance for 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit  | United Solar Energy inks 700MW floating PV and storage PPA in Sri Lanka  | ComEd expands substation to add 2.45GW of renewables  | Europe to add record 56GW of new solar capacity in 2023  | Breakthrough Technology: Exploring the Future of 100MW Auto Hi Pot Testers  | Solarpack signs PPAs for 475GWh Spanish solar capacity  | India renewables capacity to reach 170GW by Q1 2025  | Astronergy will cater for all possible scenarios in Europe in 2024  | Cubico brings to operation 135MW solar plant in Mississippi  | EY: Solar LCOE 29% lower than cheapest fossil fuel alternative  | CALSSA: California could lose 17,000 solar jobs by end of 2023 due to NEM 3.0  | Astronergy module products certified for reliability in floating solar projects  | COP28: 118 countries sign pledge to treble renewables by 2030 to 11TW  | British energy major bp to take full ownership of Lightsource bp  | New York state reaches milestone of 2GW of community solar capacity  | European solar sector opposes trade defence measures via public statement  | Solar can deliver on climate agenda with greater coordination, says Global Solar Council CEO  | AES raises US$368 million for Dominican Republic renewable projects  | ‘Cut throat’ polysilicon market could see sector consolidate in 2024  | Econergy to begin commercial operations for 155MW solar project in Romania  | Longroad Energy secures US$600 to grow renewables portfolio  | European Commission approves Italy’s and Hungary’s renewable energy schemes  | Ecoenergy closes €60 million funding facility for 155MW Romanian solar project  | European Commission budgets €4 billion call for proposals on latest clean tech Innovation Fund  | Germany awards 191MW of solar installations on buildings and noise barriers  | Country Acres Clean Power inks 392MWdc PPA with SMUD in California  | Grenergy to expand solar and storage with US$2.6 billion through 2026  | Array Technologies to build second manufacturing plant in Albuquerque  | Is Turkish government’s 5GW solar and wind annual addition goal achievable?  | Maxeon to lay off 22% of global workforce, sues Aiko Solar for patent infringement  | McCarthy Building Companies targets IRA labour bonuses for over 1.1GW solar portfolio  | Sri Lanka kicks off 70MW ground-mounted solar tender  | ARENA launches first funding round of AU$400 million ITS programme  | Sembcorp to acquire 245MW of renewables projects in Vietnam  | Spruce Power posts increased Q3 revenue following large asset acquisition  | JinkoPower inks PPA for 400MW project in Saudi Arabia  | Solar Steel supply 400MW trackers to two projects in Peru  | US large-scale PV database launched in support of decarbonisation goals  | US DOE picks three solar companies to install rooftop solar and batteries in Puerto Rico  | PVEL updates Product Qualification Program in response to module technology advancement  | China’s complete solar manufacturing supply chain can meet annual global demand by 2032  | Sembcorp targets 25GW of installed renewables capacity by 2028  | Armor Group buys 20% stake in French PV startup Holosolis  | What is Automatic Edge Taping Machine  | HORAD New Energy launches 500MW automatic labeling machine to help intelligent production in the photovoltaic industry  | SUSI Partners developing, financing 232MWp of PV in Chile with ‘up to 900MWh’ battery storage  | PROJECT ROUND-UP: Obton to build in Sweden, new solar and storage in Senegal and Cubico’s Uruguay acquisition  | Masdar and PLN NP to treble capacity of 145MW Cirata floating solar plant in Indonesia