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Solar industry needs to grow up and be more political, says ex-US federal sustainability chief  

PV Talk: Jon Powers, president of CleanCapital and former chief sustainability officer in the Obama administration, on why the PV industry needs to raise its game on lobbying.

Who are the winners and losers from the latest AD/CVD ruling?

The DOC’s CVD ruling is a short-term win for certain manufacturers and a possible setback for many others in the US value chain.

New US cell capacity would be ‘pivotal moment’ in PV landscape – Finlay Colville

“The required investment and technical know-how [for establishing cell capacity] is significantly more complex and substantial [than modules]”, Colville said.

Trina Solar files patent infringement with US ITC

Trina Solar has filed a patent infringement complaint with the US ITC regarding TOPCon products sold by Runergy and Adani Green Energy.

SolarPower Europe: Europe exceeds 800,000 solar jobs for the first time in 2023

Europe’s solar sector exceeded 800,000 full-time equivalent jobs for the first time in 2023, following record-breaking installation figures.

Single-glass versus double-glass: a deep dive into module reliability

The choice of glass in a PV module has become a key consideration in efforts to improve durability in the face of extreme weather conditions.
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October 4, 2024
Chinese solar PV manufacturer Runergy has started production of n-type modules at its 2GW annual nameplate capacity plant in Alabama, US.
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Australia: Origin withdraws from hydrogen race to focus on renewable energy and energy storage

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October 4, 2024
Australian utility Origin Energy announced its intention to withdraw from hydrogen and focus on renewable energy and energy storage, citing “uncertainty around the pace and timing of development of the hydrogen market".
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EBRD invests €100 million into Green Genius, becomes minority shareholder

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October 3, 2024
The EBRD has committed €100 million to Lithuanian renewable power developer Green Genius, to expand its work in Europe until 2029.
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US ROUND-UP: Sabanci, Origis and Recurrent secure finance, National Grid Renewables and Microsoft sign PPA

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October 3, 2024
Sabanci, Origis, Recurrent and National Grid Renewables have all made headway at a number of projects in the US this week.
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Goldi Solar to expand module capacity to 14GW by FY26

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October 3, 2024
By mid FY2026, Goldi Solar aims to increase PV module capacity from 3GW to 14GW, while it will build a 4GW solar cell plant by FY2027.
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United Solar secures US$156 million financing for polysilicon plant in Oman

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October 3, 2024
United Solar is currently building a 100,000 ton polysilicon factory in Oman which it expects to be operational in 2025.
A Total Eren project in Victoria.

Victoria fast-tracks 360MW solar-plus-storage project under new scheme in Australia

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October 3, 2024
The 360MW Mortlake solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, Australia, is the latest large-scale renewable energy project to be fast-tracked for development by the state government.
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Masdar closes acquisition of US IPP Terra-Gen

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October 2, 2024
The deal was first announced in March when Masdar said it would buy the 50% stake in Terra-Gen previously owned by Energy Capital Partners.
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Frontier halts 120MW Waroona solar-plus-storage site in Western Australia

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October 2, 2024
Renewable energy developer Frontier Energy has halted developing its 120MW solar-plus-storage project in Western Australia after it missed out on Reserve Capacity Credits (RCCs) from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
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IRENA: Solar PV represents 44% of renewables global workforce

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October 2, 2024
According to IRENA, the renewable energy employed 16.2 million people in 2023, of which 7.1 million jobs were in the solar PV industry.

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