India’s solar module imports from China fell 76% YoY in H1 2023
India is seeing a large fall in solar panel imports from China as it prioritizes domestic solar manufacturing, finds a study by Ember.
REC launches 470 W heterojunction solar panel with 22.6% efficiency
REC has developed a new series of heterojunction solar panels with efficiencies up to 22.6% and an operating temperature coefficient of -0.24% per degree Celsius.
Trina reveals new US factory plans
Trina Solar has revealed plans to build a new factory in Wilmer, Texas. It will source polysilicon from unspecified locations in Europe and the United States.
Goldi Solar, Desert Technologies to collaborate on PV manufacturing
Goldi Solar will work alongside Desert Technologies (DT) to localize a significant part of the renewable energy value chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Longi betting on back-contact solar cell tech
Longi Chairman Zhong Baoshen said last week that that the company’s hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) technology will dominate its production capacity in the future.
DFC approves $425 million for Tata Power’s 4.3 GW solar cell and module fab
Tata Power’s greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu is expected to start PV module production by the year end.
How long do residential solar panels last?
Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar panel. In the first part of this series, we look at the solar panels themselves.
China solar module prices dive to record low
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Huasun claims 25.69% efficiency for heterojunction solar cell
Huasun Dali started producing high-efficiency 210 mm HJT solar cells this week, and is expected to achieve an average efficiency of 25.5% in mass production.
Panasonic testing BIPV glass based on perovskites
Panasonic is now testing perovskite-based power-generating glass with Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Residential at a new building in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
