India’s Pahal Solar discusses 1.8GW PV module factory, automation strategy

Pahal Solar has broken ground on a new fully-automated facility, which will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to 1.8GW.
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.