T1 Energy selects Texas for 5GW solar cell plant, module ramp up ahead of plans
Construction of the solar cell plant is expected to begin in mid-year 2025 with commercial production beginning in the second half of 2026.
Q Energy to build 200MW solar PV in Spain
Consisting of three utility-scale projects – 105MWp, 73MWp and 26MWp, respectively – the projects are expected to be completed in 2026.
ITRPV preview: Busbar-less wafers as a driver to reduce silver consumption
Reducing silver consumption remains one of the key trends in the solar industry, such as going busbar-less, highlights the ITRPV.
Imported wafers do not meet Indian government’s domestic solar cell criteria
Under this new domestic content requirement, solar PV cells based on crystalline-silicon technology would be considered to be domestically manufactured only if they used undiffused silicon wafers.
Florida Power & Light to spend US$3.8 billion on new BESS in 2026-2027, launches LDES pilot
Florida’s largest utility, Florida Power & Light (FPL), is ramping up its energy storage ambitions across the Sunshine State, with plans to deploy over 2.2GW of new BESS between 2026 and 2027.
JA Solar to supply 260MW of TOPCon modules to Exel Solar
JA Solar has signed a module supply agreement with Exel Solar to provide 260MW of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules.
SEIA and Wood Mackenzie: US adds 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024
Solar and storage projects accounted for 84% of electricity generating capacity added in 2024, with solar seeing 50GW of new capacity.
Velto Renewables and Q Energy to develop more than 500MW of European renewable capacity
Velto Renewables and Q Energy have announced plans to develop over 500MW of renewable energy capacity in Europe.
Avaada commissions 1.5GW TOPCon module assembly plant in India
Avaada Electro has commissioned a 1.5GW module manufacturing facility in Noida, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Developer Renewco and IPP Atlantica partner on 2.2GW BESS pipeline in Spain
Renewco Power and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure will develop and build a pipeline of BESS projects in Spain.
