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Researchers from Georgia Tech have developed TOPCon solar cells that use copper paste with a maximum conversion efficiency of 24.3%.

Japanese petroleum firm Idemitsu Kosan has established its first US-based development laboratory for space-grade copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells.

Guidance on China’s new national PV standards details how the regulatory environment is set to tighten for the country’s PV manufacturers.

Raana Semiconductors is targeting the launch of a commercial-grade 12-inch CZ ingot growth machine within the next 10–12 months.

Anker SOLIX, a global leader in smart energy, introduces the XE system, the next-generation true all-in-one home energy storage system.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has finalised antidumping and countervailing duty rates on crystalline silicon PV cells imported from India, Indonesia and Laos, with combined rates reaching 249.13% for Indian manufacturers.

Chilean utility Copec has acquired the Tamarico II solar-plus-storage project from Greek renewables developer Metlen Energy & Metals.

UGL has received a contract to provide EPC services for the APA Group’s Sybella solar-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia.

African renewables financier CrossBoundary Energy has begun commercial operations at a 233MW/526MWh solar-plus-storage project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has launched a procedure to award 937MW of grid access capacity for renewables and energy storage projects.