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Every component counts: T1 Energy’s plan to fill US solar’s supply chain gaps

US module and soon-to-be cell manufacturer T1 Energy is looking beyond wafers and cells to catalyse domestic production of ancillary components such as glass, frames and even pallets—while tapping semiconductor industry talent to staff its expanding operations.

EU solar fleet avoided US$22 billion in gas costs amid Middle East conflict

Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

India’s CERC moves to unlock 15.7GW of renewable grid capacity

CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Masdar hits financial close on 5.2GW/19GWh ‘round-the-clock’ solar-plus-storage project

Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project’.

IRENA: Renewables account for 31.7% of global electricity generation, solar generation up 29.7% year-on-year

Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

JA’s ESG strategy: low‑carbon modules, circularity and the coming PV waste wave

Dylan Middleton and Ruiqi Hua of JA discuss the importance of traceability, decarbonisation and circularity in PV module manufacturing.
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LONGi’s alloy metallisation rollout charts technological route out of PV industry slump

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July 16, 2026
LONGi’s has unveiled a suite of new technologies intended to demonstrate how the PV industry can innovate its way out of its current malaise.
If approved, the new company would serve around 10 million customers across Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida, making it the largest single regulated power utility on earth. Image: Unsplash.

NextEra, Dominion submit merger applications to US regulators

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July 16, 2026
US utilities NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have formally submitted applications to state and federal governments to merge their companies, creating the largest regulated power utility in the world.
Crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem cells are widely regarded as a leading technology pathway for next-generation high-efficiency PVs. Image: LONGi.

LONGi reports 35.5% efficiency for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell

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July 16, 2026
LONGi's crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 35.5%.
The ISC Konstanz management team, including Dr Gerhard Mathiak (third from left).

ISC Konstanz appoints Dr Gerhard Mathiak as head of module department

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July 16, 2026
German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has appointed Dr Gerhard Mathiak as its head of its module department.
Tongwei is planning expand its silicon production capacity in China. Image: Tongwei

SSI awards first traceability certification to Chinese polysilicon plant

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July 16, 2026
The first Chinese polysilicon manufacturer has secured a certification from the Solar Stewardship Initiative’s (SSI) supply chain traceability standard.
An OIA building.

Oman finances 6GW solar cell, 3GW solar module manufacturing facility

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July 16, 2026
Oman has announced US$1.7 billion for 105 projects and investments across a number of sectors, including solar cell and module manufacturing.
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‘We’ll be producing heterojunction this year in the US,’ says SEG Solar CEO

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July 16, 2026
Jim Wood, SEG Solar's CEO, explains the company's US manufacturing roadmap and why it chose heterojunction technology for its new facilities.
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Navigating US solar cell supply: a framework for a fractured market

Features, Editors' Blog
July 16, 2026
In the second of a two-part post, Moustafa Ramadan, head of PV Tech Research, explores the increasingly complex risks associated with solar cell procurement in the US.

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The latest from across the US solar supply chain

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Navigating US solar cell supply: a framework for a fractured market

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T1 Energy seeking US PV component partners as Austin plant taps semiconductor talent pool

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ES Foundry completes 2GW solar cell expansion in South Carolina

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Zero-E Australia secures 5.3.4A approval for 145MWac solar-plus-storage site

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July 16, 2026
Zero-E has received 5.3.4A Connection Approval for the 145MWac Moranbah solar-plus-storage site in Queensland.
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Harmony Energy energises New Zealand’s largest solar PV plant

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July 16, 2026
Harmony Energy New Zealand has energised the 202MWp Tauhei solar PV power plant near Te Aroha in the Waikato region.
Image: Smart Energy Council.

Australia to legally require large data centres to become net-generators of renewable energy

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July 16, 2026
Australia will move to ensure large-scale data centres are required to put at least as much green energy into the grid as they draw from it.
PureSky Energy's Clover Meadow community solar project in New York state.

US DISTRIBUTED SOLAR ROUND-UP: PureSky, ClearGen and Aligned Climate Capital advance projects

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July 15, 2026
PureSky Energy, ClearGen Holdings and Aligned Climate Capital have advanced distributed solar projects in the US this week.
Dan Barcelo CEO of solar manufacturer T1 Energy (1)

T1 Energy seeking US PV component partners as Austin plant taps semiconductor talent pool

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July 15, 2026
The chief executive of fledgling US module and cell producer T1 Energy has highlighted his company’s efforts to forge local component manufacturing partnerships and tap homegrown engineering talent.
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LONGi’s alloy metallisation rollout charts technological route out of PV industry slump

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July 16, 2026

LONGi reports 35.5% efficiency for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell

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July 16, 2026

SSI awards first traceability certification to Chinese polysilicon plant

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July 16, 2026

Oman finances 6GW solar cell, 3GW solar module manufacturing facility

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LONGi’s alloy metallisation rollout charts technological route out of PV industry slump

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July 16, 2026

NextEra, Dominion submit merger applications to US regulators

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ISC Konstanz appoints Dr Gerhard Mathiak as head of module department

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Zero-E Australia secures 5.3.4A approval for 145MWac solar-plus-storage site

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July 16, 2026

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July 16, 2026

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