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Top Chinese PV players’ combined deficit tops RMB10 billion in H1 2026

Listed Chinese PV companies have taken a heavy hit from persistent overcapacity across the industry chain in the first half of 2026, as reflected in their interim performance forecasts.

US DOC starts AD/CVD probe into Ethiopian solar cell producers, Toyo claims it ‘does not use Chinese wafers’

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has begun an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation into solar cells produced in Ethiopia.

EU plans to make Europe ‘the world’s first electro-continent’ through Electrification Action Plan

The European Commission has released its final Electrification Action Plan to “make Europe the world’s first ‘electro-continent’.”

China’s new standards for PV production set to cut outdated technology across value chain – PV Tech Research

China’s new set of rules, unveiled last week, are expected to “do a good job in cutting out low-cost, outdated technology across the value chain”, according to a report from PV Tech Research.

Ember: EU hybridisation could unlock 25GW solar PV and wind without new grids

PV Tech Premium speaks with Ember’s Elisabeth Cremona on the 25GW of hydropower hybridisation potential across seven EU countries.

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

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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Inverters at a solar project.

SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity as US solar and storage manufacturing expands

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July 23, 2026
SEIA has warned that growing solar and storage deployment requires more resilient supply chains and security standards.
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Caelux links up with Rayzon, Navitas on 10GW perovskite PV ‘commercialisation’ deals in India

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July 23, 2026
US perovskite solar technology company Caelux has signed two agreements with Indian solar manufacturers to produce perovskite-silicon “Hybrid Tandem” modules.
The DuraTrack Hail XP tracker.

ARRAY claims superior weather resilience with 60-degree tracker

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July 23, 2026
Tracker manufacturer ARRAY Technologies says a new 60-degree version of its DuraTrack single-axis tracker raises the bar on hail and wind durability.
A RES Group solar project.

Solar PPA prices buck trends, increasing in Europe and falling in North America, in Q2 2026

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July 23, 2026
The average price of a solar PPA signed in Europe in the second quarter of 2026 reached US$74.85/MWh, according to LevelTen Energy.
Image: Aquila Clean Energy APAC (via LinkedIn).

Aquila Clean Energy energises 38MW solar PV plant in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

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July 23, 2026
Aquila Clean Energy APAC has energised the 38MW Omeheu solar PV power plant in Edgecumbe, situated in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty region.
Australia added 2.9GW of rooftop PV systems last year. Image: Clean Energy Regulator via Twitter.

Australia suspends 21 solar companies from Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme in compliance crackdown

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July 23, 2026
Australia's CER has suspended 21 companies from the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) during the April to June 2026 quarter.
However, the ruling does not immediately require Silfab to stop operating at the Fort Mill facility. Image: Silfab Solar.

South Carolina court upholds zoning decision against Silfab Solar manufacturing facility

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July 22, 2026
A South Carolina circuit court has upheld a decision by the York County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) that solar panel manufacturing is not a permitted activity in the county’s Light Industrial zoning district, a setback for Silfab Solar.
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Oxford PV, Caelux join global AI venture to advance materials discovery

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July 22, 2026
Perovskite innovators Oxford PV and Caelux are part of a new AI-enabled research network set up to accelerate breakthroughs in materials science.

PV Manufacturing USA

The latest from across the US solar supply chain

SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity as US solar and storage manufacturing expands

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‘We’ll be producing heterojunction this year in the US,’ says SEG Solar CEO

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

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rPlus Energies' Pleasant Valley Solar 2 project.

Developer rPlus Energies commissions 125MW Idaho solar PV project

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July 22, 2026
US renewables developer rPlus Energies has started commercial operations at its 125MW Pleasant Valley Solar 2 project in Ada County, Idaho.
By 2050, solar panel waste could reach 54-160 million metric tons, a fraction of total municipal or plastic waste but a growing concern for the industry. Image: Comstock Metals.

Comstock, Illuminate USA ink module recycling agreement

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July 22, 2026
Recycling solution firm Comstock Metals and module manufacturer Illuminate USA have signed a solar material recycling services agreement.
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China to end tax breaks on certain PV cells, battery products

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July 22, 2026
After over a decade, China is revising its long-running consumption tax exemption policy for PV cells and a range of battery products.
An Avaada Group manufacturing plant.

India updates solar cell ALMM List-II, adds Avaada Electro

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July 22, 2026
MNRE's eighth ALMM List-II revision expands Fujiyama Power's PV cell capacity and adds Avaada Electro as a new entrant.
No investment value, project timeline or preferred site for the facility was disclosed. Image: Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Kyrgyzstan eyes 2GW solar cell plant with Singapore’s Sunvera Solar

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July 22, 2026
The government of Kyrgyzstan is in discussions with Sunvera Solar over a solar cell manufacturing plant with a planned capacity of up to 2GW.
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SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity as US solar and storage manufacturing expands

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‘We’ll be producing heterojunction this year in the US,’ says SEG Solar CEO

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Yanara secures €150 million from Mirova to develop 2GW+ renewable energy portfolio across Australia

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Top Chinese PV players’ combined deficit tops RMB10 billion in H1 2026

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Caelux links up with Rayzon, Navitas on 10GW perovskite PV ‘commercialisation’ deals in India

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Solar PPA prices buck trends, increasing in Europe and falling in North America, in Q2 2026

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July 23, 2026

Australia suspends 21 solar companies from Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme in compliance crackdown

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July 23, 2026

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ARRAY claims superior weather resilience with 60-degree tracker

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July 23, 2026

Aquila Clean Energy energises 38MW solar PV plant in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

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July 22, 2026

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