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Modules & Upstream Manufacturing

The impact of soiling on PV module transmittance

A European group has looked into the soiling impact on PV modules in Oman. They have collected 60 samples, based on season, month and tilt angles.

India’s solar module exports to USA to keep rising till FY 2025

Indian solar module manufacturers will have significant opportunities until July 2024 to sell their products in the USA market. However, their exports to the USA may start stagnating from 2025 and declining from 2027 onwards as the USA develops domestic capacities under its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to a new report by IEEFA and JMK Research.

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Solar module prices dive to record low

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.

SPDA rebrands to represent entire energy transition spectrum

The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) is now Sustainable Projects Developers Association (SPDA), representing solution providers across solar, wind, hybrid, battery energy storage systems, green hydrogen and green ammonia sectors.  

EU solar lobby urges ban on forced labor in solar products

The European Solar Manufacturing Council says that the European Commission should ban all products made with forced labor to ensure the future of the European PV manufacturing sector.

Fraunhofer ISE presents silicon carbide string inverter for medium-voltage applications

Fraunhofer ISE researchers claim the new silicon carbide inverter is technically able to handle voltage levels of up to 1,500 V at 250 kVA in utility scale solar power plants.

Hong Kong researchers develop inverted perovskite solar cell with 25.6% efficiency

The research team said the cell also achieved remarkable thermal stability, as it was able to retain 90% of its original efficiency for over 1,000 h. The device uses a self-assembled monolayer to stabilize the interface between the perovskite absorber and the hole transport layer.

Europe may go back to ‘normal’ inventory levels by June 2024

pv magazine recently spoke with Bartosz Majewski, CEO of Menlo Electric, a Poland-based solar distributor operating in Europe, about high inventory levels of solar panels in Europe.

AmpIn Energy, Jupiter form 1.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing venture 

AmpIn Energy Transition, a renewable energy developer with 3 GWp of project portfolio, has joined hands with Jupiter International Ltd to set up a 1.3 GW per annum solar cell and module manufacturing facility under the government’s production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme.

REC rolls out new 470 W rooftop solar panels

Singapore-based PV module manufacturer REC Group has launched in Australia a new series of rooftop solar panels with power ratings ranging from 450 W to 470 W and efficiencies of up to 22.6%.

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