Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

SNEC 2025 takeaways: TOPCon modules set benchmark power at 650W, a wave of BC modules and perovskite tandem cells gains momentum.

The government of Pakistan has proposed to impose an 18% general sales tax (GST) on imported solar panels in its Federal Budget 2025-2026.

Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has achieved a 30.6% large-area perovskite-silicon tandem module efficiency.

The leading crystalline silicon solar manufacturers have shipped a record 500GW of PV modules in 2024, according to a report from analysts Wood Mackenzie.

US residential solar companies Sunnova and Solar Mosaic have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.

Solar manufacturer Qcells has launched a recycling arm, called EcoRecycle, and a recycling plant in the US state of Georgia.

US residential solar installer Sunnova has laid off more than half of its workforce, while a subsidiary from Delaware filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

France has registered zero or negative energy prices for 90% of days in May 2025, according to data from energy storage developer Storio Energy.

Policy uncertainty in the US is likely to disrupt investment in clean energy, according to a recent report from Crux.

PV Talk: Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico discusses the latest Module Reliability Scorecard and what it reveals about standards in PV manufacturing.