Ben Willis

California-based start-up Tandem PV has been awarded a US Department of Energy grant to accelerate the commercial scale-up of its perovskite PV technology.

Stronger downstream demand drove a surge in wafer prices last week, according to the latest figures from the Silicon Industry Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.

GameChange Energy has broken ground on a major expansion of its transformer manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, as the company continues to evolve beyond its solar tracker roots into the provision of critical power infrastructure.

Germany’s federal network agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has allocated 2,135MW of PV in the country’s latest ground-mounted solar auction.

China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Foreign Entity of Concern rules create a multitude of new risks for US solar developers, some less visible than others. Intertek CEA’s Jordan Wilson explores the key steps towards minimising FEOC exposure in PV module purchase agreements.

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

Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

Eight leading Chinese polysilicon producers have signed a joint initiative pledging unified action on standardised pricing, energy conservation, carbon reduction and outdated capacity phase-out.

Tracker manufacturer ARRAY Technologies says a new 60-degree version of its DuraTrack single-axis tracker raises the bar on hail and wind durability.