Will Norman

In the final days of 2024, PV Tech is looking back at the stories that dominated the headlines in each quarter of the year.

EDP has secured €700 million in loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the development of over 1.9GW of renewable energy capacity

The 28.6% efficiency rating was certified by the CalLab at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).

The company uses direct “gas-to-wafer” epitaxial technology to produce its solar wafers which achieved 24.4% efficiency on HJT cells.

The sites are expected to generate over 120MW of solar power, Nexamp said, across the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois and Minnesota.

A paper published by the ESMC Working Group praises the NZIA but says there are gaps which need to be filled.

The waiver “Concluded that BABA-compliant modules will not likely be available from domestic manufacturers in sufficient quantities."

Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar is engaged in two legal proceedings with the US government over patents and import tariffs.

SEIA said that its ten-point list of priorities is designed 'to ensure the US is the world’s dominant solar and storage market.'

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.