Markets & Finance

South Korean PV producer Hanwha Solutions, parent company of Q Cells, has had a long-contested passivation patent revoked in Europe.

Solar generation increased by up to 17% across several European markets during this summer’s heatwaves, according to think tank Ember.

US POLICY FOCUS: Section 232 tariffs on polysilicon imports have changed the landscape of the country’s solar industry overnight.

Websol has begun a brownfield upgrade of a 600MW mono PERC cell manufacturing line to TOPCon, increasing its total cell capacity to 1.35GW.

LevelTen’s latest report into European PPA prices includes figures on 'hybrid' PPAs, combining a renewable energy generation asset and a BESS.

Tesla has submitted plans for a US$10.1 billion vertically integrated solar manufacturing campus in Fort Bend County, Texas.

This evening’s solar eclipse will cut Europe’s effective solar PV capacity by 9.7GW, according to ENTSO-E.

European Energy has reached financial close on €234.1 million (US$270 million) for its 225MW agrivoltaic project in Vizzini, Sicily, Italy.

Danish energy infrastructure investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached final investment decision and financial close of the 420MW solar-plus-storage La Esperanza Solar project in Mexico.

European Energy has secured finance for a renewable energy project in the UK that combines 68MW of solar PV capacity and a 47.5MW/95MWh BESS.