TCL Zhonghuan-led consortium plans 20 GW ingot, wafer factory in Saudi Arabia
A subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Vision Industries to begin producing 20 GW of solar ingots and wafers per year in the country.
Tata Power to invest INR 20,000 crore capex in FY 2025
Tata Power chairman N Chandrasekaran announced that a large part of the investment will go in accelerating the company’s renewable energy portfolio. The balance will be used towards transmission and distribution businesses.
Jupiter International secures INR 300 crore to expand solar manufacturing
Jupiter International, which has a solar cell production capacity of 800 MW per year, will use the funds to set up a 1.8 GW PV cell and 1.2 GW panel manufacturing facility. The company has also entered into a joint venture with AmpIn Energy to develop an integrated solar cell and module capacity of 1.2 GW each.
IEA-PVPS identifies 456 patents in PV module recycling
The IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme’s (IEA-PVPS) latest report on solar panel recycling offers a comprehensive review of all existing technologies in this market segment, from pure mechanical recycling to innovative techniques such as as light pulse treatment, water-jet cleaning, pyrolysis, and chemical treatments.
Polysilicon prices stabilize at low levels amid market downturn
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.
Indosolar starts production at 1.3 GW solar module facility
Indosolar Ltd, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has started production at its 1.3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Noida.
Alpex Solar appoints global head of EPC business
Alpex Solar Ltd has appointed Gaurav Bector as the global head of its EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) business as the company looks to expand its global footprints.
Researchers eye redesigned panel as part of recycling plans
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) plan to develop a redesigned PV module for easier recycling, with AUD 5 million ($3.4 million) in federal government funding to help transform Australia’s solar panel recycling industry.
China to impose stricter requirements on PV manufacturing
The new provisions are intended to reduce overcapacity in the market while selecting the most efficient technologies and products.
Solar tariffs could ‘unintentionally cede US leadership’
A new report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) and the American Council on Renewable Energy shows how antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs create cost issues not just for imported solar panels, but for US-made solar panels as well.
