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US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has started commercial shipments of its IQ8 microinverter made in a facility in Arlington, Texas.

As a fast-growing segment of the industry, floating solar is also a novel technology that comes with a variety of new operational risks.

A collective effort will be required to realise the potential of the solar PV industry, according to Sonia Dunlop of the Global Solar Council.

Demand for new solar projects and the falling cost of manufacturing could present an opportunity for European developers, such as Holosolis.

Innovations in wafer sophistication and advances in cell output voltage will be key developments in upstream solar, Martin Green told PV Tech.

French energy major TotalEnergies has installed more than 200MW of distributed solar assets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Spanish renewable power developer Zelestra has added €225 million (US$242.1 million) in loan financing to its funding streams.

Carbon has announced plans for its next facility, a research and development (R&D) and training facility in Istres, southern France.

The World Bank has committed US$1.5 billion to support India’s renewable energy transition, including new renewable power generation capacity.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has found that a “hybrid polymer material” in perovskite cells could minimise weather-based degradation.