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DAS Solar plans 5GW XBC cell plant as technology shifts to TOPCon/back contact combination

September 17, 2025
Chinese module producer DAS Solar is planning a 5GW manufacturing facility focused on producing high-efficiency back contact cells.
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Time for US solar to take off the training wheels

September 17, 2025
PV CellTech: Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of North American solar module manufacturer Heliene, says US producers must learn to survive without tax incentives.
The Texan grid operator, ERCOT, has become a focal point in the ongoing debate over US interconnection reform. Image: ERCOT.

Fixing the renewable energy data mess

September 15, 2025
Advances in edge-based artificial intelligence are helping make solar and storage interoperable by tackling the data challenge, writes Andrew Foster.
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Australian start-up wins funding to commercialise daylight solar inspection technology

September 15, 2025
UNSW spin-out company Lab360 Solar has been awarded funding from ARENA to bring its drone-based PV inspection technology to market.
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US cell producer presses on with expansion plans despite policy uncertainty

September 11, 2025
US cell manufacturer ES Foundry is proceeding with expansion plans despite a six-month delay due to recent trade and tax credit policy uncertainties.
Emeren's Sadów solar project in Poland.

Solar growth in Central European countries outstrips EU average as coal declines

September 11, 2025
Solar power generation in Central Europe has grown at more than twice the EU average rate since 2019, according to new figures.
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How US solar manufacturing is weathering the policy storm

September 11, 2025
PV CellTech USA: US cell manufacturer ES Foundry’s CEO Alex Zhu discusses his company's rapid ascent, strategic technology choices and the challenges of operating in a shifting policy environment.
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Vattenfall commissions 76MW agriPV plant in Germany

September 10, 2025
A project claimed to be Germany’s largest agriPV plant has been commissioned in the north-east of the country.
Voltalia's Serra Branca cluster in Brazil.

Curtailment of Voltalia’s Brazil fleet reaches 14%

September 10, 2025
Voltalia is seeking compensation for the ongoing curtailment of its Brazilian solar and wind fleet, which has exceeded expectations this year.
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SMA Solar poised to restart US inverter production

September 8, 2025
German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar is to restart US manufacturing for the first time in ten years.

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