US grants US$4 billion in tax credits, including US$2.7 billion for energy manufacturing and recycling, under 48C scheme
The US government has announced US$4 billion in tax credits under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) scheme.
China calls for WTO to investigate IRA, alleging ‘discrimination against goods of Chinese origin’
The Chinese government has requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultations with the US over subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
‘A future made in Australia’: Anthony Albanese launches Sunshot in major boost to Australian PV manufacturing
Australia has launched the Solar Sunshot programme, a US$650 million (A$1 billion) investment for the Australian module manufacturing sector.
‘Golf ball-sized’ hailstorms damage Fighting Jays solar project; Array launches hail tracking software
Hailstorms have hit the 350MW Fighting Jays solar project, raising questions about the solar industry’s ability to respond to extreme weather.
US Senators Ossof and Warnock urge Biden administration to lift bifacial solar module exemption
US Senators Jon Ossof and Reverend Raphael Warnock have urged the Biden administration to support the domestic solar manufacturing industry.
The business case for co-located solar projects in Europe
Despite an awareness of the benefits that co-located storage and solar can offer, the commercial model for such sites has yet to materialise.
Maxeon files US TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar in the US.
TOPCon takeover is nearly complete as “PERC will start to disappear” – LSS EU
Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module technology will dominate the mainstream of the solar PV market in 2024-25.
TOPCon takeover is nearly complete as ‘PERC will start to disappear’ – LSS EU
Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module technology will dominate the mainstream of the solar PV market in 2024-25.
“There’s no way around it” – solar manufacturing regulation and reliance on imports discussed at LSS EU
The policy environment for solar PV in Europe needs to be balanced between the interests of developers and other industry parties, according to speakers at today’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference in Lisbon.