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What does the upcoming Section 232 on polysilicon need to answer? 

Solar Media Market Research looks into the the Section 232 ruling in the US, tackling the questions that need to be understood.

Lack of pricing consensus slows down European PPA deals – Pexapark

Average renewable energy PPA deal price fell marginally to €46.37/MWh (US$53.36/MWh) in Europe in the last week of October, per Pexapark.

Pioneering the future of bifacial back contact solar technology

Radovan Kopecek and Christian Peter look ahead to an event in Yiwu, China, later this month, where the wider commercialisation of high-efficiency back contact PV technology will be under the spotlight.

Australia’s solar PV and storage sectors drive record Q3 2025 performance

Australia’s solar and energy storage sectors delivered transformative performance during the third quarter of 2025, with grid-scale solar generation reaching 1,699MW average output while battery systems expanded capacity by 2,936MW since Q3 2024.

Corning brings online wafer plant in Q3, targets daily wafer production of one million

US solar manufacturer Corning has brought online its wafer production at its Michigan plant, during the third quarter of 2025.

First Solar to open new 3.7GW US manufacturing plant in 2026

US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled plans to build a new 3.7GW manufacturing plant in the US in 2026.
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The deal includes the 100 MW Banyuwangi ground-mounted solar project and the 100 MW Gajah Mungkur floating solar project. Image: GCL Technology.

GCL expands Indonesian footprint with 200MW solar project agreements

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November 4, 2025
GCL Intelligent Energy, a subsidiary of Chinese polysilicon producer GCL Technology, has signed shareholder agreements for two clean energy projects in Indonesia with a combined capacity of 200MW.
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Syncarpha completes construction at solar-plus-storage project at former chemical manufacturing site

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November 4, 2025
Syncarpha Capital has completed construction work at the 7.1MW Acton solar-plus-storage project in the US state of Massachusetts.
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Enlight bags US$150 million tax equity for 128MW New Mexico solar project

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November 4, 2025
Israel-headquartered IPP Enlight has secured US$150 million in financing to support a solar-plus-storage project in the US.
Image: Acen Australia.

Acen Australia’s 400MW Stubbo Solar project reaches full commercial operation

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November 4, 2025
Acen Australia has achieved full commercial operation at its 400MW Stubbo Solar project in New South Wales, making it the first solar PV power plant backed by a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) to reach this milestone.
Solar panels installed on roofs in South Australia. Image: CSIRO.

Australia mandates three-hour free solar electricity for households from 2026

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November 4, 2025
The Australia government will require energy retailers to provide free solar electricity to households during peak daytime generation periods.
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EnergyRe bags US$370 million for South Carolina PV projects

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November 3, 2025
US renewables developer EnergyRe has reached financial close on a solar PV portfolio in the US state of South Carolina.
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ContourGlobal closes first US solar project financing for 324MW Colorado project

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November 3, 2025
IPP ContourGlobal has closed its first renewable energy project financing in the US, as it continues to expand its presence in the country.
Close view of Sun Energy's 132MW solar PV plant in Western Australia, Australia

Australia: Sun Energy’s 132MW Merredin solar PV plant leads performance ranking in October

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November 3, 2025
Solar developer Sun Energy’s 100MW Merredin solar project in Western Australia has been the best-performing PV plant in October 2025, according to data from research firm Rystad Energy.
A Runergy manufacturing plant.

Runergy develops 26.55% efficient M10 TOPCon solar cell

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November 3, 2025
Runergy has reported that its latest n-type TOPCon solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.55%.
Image: Viridian Solar.

The Solar PV industry needs to step up to face major challenges in sourcing and transparency

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November 3, 2025
Dr KT Tan, CTO at Viridian Solar, chronicles how the expansion of solar raises questions about supply chain transparency and ethical sourcing.
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Meta signs 385MW solar offtake agreements for data centre

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October 31, 2025
US independent power producer (IPP) Treaty Oak Clean Energy has signed two environmental attribute purchase agreements (EAPA) with social media and data giant Meta.
Image: Acen Australia.

Acen Australia commits to recycling one million modules from 400MW solar PV power plant

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October 31, 2025
Acen Australia has committed to recycling around one million solar modules from its 400MW Stubbo solar PV power plant in New South Wales.
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Scatec construction revenues exceed power production revenues in Q3 2025

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October 30, 2025
Scatec posted development and construction (D&C) revenues of NOK1,760 million (US$175.1 million) in the third quarter of this year.
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