Will Norman

PV Tech sat down with Alastair Mounsey, Regional Sales Director at JA Solar, to talk about the transition to n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells and modules, the state of the European solar market and what will define a successful PV manufacturer in the coming years.

Mining major Rio Tinto and Aboriginal energy partnership the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the development of solar and wind projects in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Solar developer Lightsource bp has completed construction of the 135MW Conway Solar at Happy project in White County, Arkansas alongside state utility Conway Corp.

PV Tech sat down with Singapore-headquartered solar module manufacturer REC Solar at the Solar & Storage Live 2023 event in Birmingham, UK, to discuss n-type production, its European plans and why price isn’t everything when it comes to solar.

Facing an auditorium of the biggest names in solar, the panelists in the discussion emphasised the central role that ESG and supply chain traceability is coming to play in the solar industry.

PVcase has just launched PVcase Roof Mount, a cutting-edge tool for commercial and industrial rooftop solar installations.

EU committees have adopted a draft regulation banning solar products with forced labour in their supply chains from entering the EU.

The statement comes off the back of a report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) analysing the potential and challenges for AgriPV in the European market.

Financing for the solar sector grew 55% in the first nine months of 2023 compared with the equivalent period last year.

German renewable energy project developer ABO Wind has sold a 100MW solar PV project in South Africa’s North West Province to an unnamed investor.