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US solar industry attacks tightened safe harbour rules for ITC qualification

US solar industry representatives have voiced concern at the US Treasury Department’s new “start of construction” rules for large projects.

T1 Energy, Corning sign ‘landmark’ US-made solar poly, wafer, cell supply deal

US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a deal to buy US-made polysilicon and wafers from ceramics and glass producer Corning.

India exceeds 100GW of domestic solar module manufacturing capacity

Indian domestic solar module manufacturing capacity has exceeded 100GW, up from just 2.3GW in 2014, according to minister Pralhad Joshi.

Minimising risk and accelerating negotiations with ‘vanilla’ PPAs

JP Casey investigates efforts currently being made to standardise the offtake agreement for the renewable power sector.

Germany awards 2,271MW of PV in oversubscribed auction

Germany’s federal energy network has awarded 2,271MW of PV capacity in its latest auction for ground-mounted and non-building solar projects.

US PV manufacturing capacity increases by more than 800% since IRA launched in 2022

Despite policy setbacks, US manufacturing has come a long way since 2022 and shows strong potential looking ahead. Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at the data.
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Tindo launches new Australia-made TOPCon PV modules

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August 14, 2025
The World Bank has approved a loan and investment worth up to US$250 million for United Solar’s planned polysilicon production plant in Oman.
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August 14, 2025
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August 14, 2025
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August 14, 2025
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