Solar manufacturer GCL SI is among the companies that will be present at COP28 and with whom PV Tech was able to speak with Zhang Kun, executive president of GCL SI about what it expects from COP28, the pledge to treble renewable generation capacity and what the solar industry can bring to the conversation in Dubai.
118 countries have signed the ‘Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge’ on Saturday (2 December) at COP28 in Dubai to treble global installed capacity by 2030.
US solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for US$300 million in debt and text equity investments for a 100MW solar project in Arkansas, US.
Investment in renewable projects in Australia has continued its slow trend in the third quarter of 2023 with only two new projects achieving financial commitment, according to trade body the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
Chinese solar manufacturer GCL System Integration (GCL SI) has received approval from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listing Review Center to raise up to RMB4.8 billion (US$673 million).
As the industry leaves behind p-type technology, most module manufacturers have either chosen tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) or heterojunction to jump towards n-type modules, with some opting for back contact (BC) cells to transition towards the new technology.
