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China’s soaring clean power curtailment highlights regulatory gaps

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November 6, 2026
By Carrie Xiao
In H1 2026, China rejected enough solar and wind to supply Mexico for a year. Carrie Xiao looks at the country’s curtailment problem.
EPC Power's South Carolina manufacturing facility.

Inverter market Q3 2026: capacity surges, FCC ban reshapes trade and Chinese bankability scores slide

Features, Editors' Blog
October 26, 2026
By Mollie McCorkindale, senior analyst at PV Tech Research
Q3 2026 was a pivotal period for the global inverter market, marked by capacity expansion in the US and a landmark regulatory shift.
The 2026 PV CellTech USA conference.
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US policy, workforce challenges and space-based solar lead PV CellTech USA discussions

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October 16, 2026
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Industry experts from all fields of the solar PV industry gathered this week at PV CellTech USA to discuss the US solar manufacturing sector.
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PV Chart of the Week: TOPCon to lead solar cell production in India this year

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October 15, 2026
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at India's solar cell capacity and production growth from 2022 to 2026.
European solar cell and module capacity and production between 2022 and 2026.

PV Chart of the Week: Turkey boosts European module capacity growth

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October 8, 2026
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in European solar cell and module capacity and production through 2026.
The 2025 PV CellTech Conference.

US solar industry to reflect on optimistic policy landscape at PV CellTech 2026

Features, Editors' Blog
October 7, 2026
By JP Casey
The US solar sector will discuss a policy landscape includes “a lot of good news” at next week's PV CellTech USA conference.
Evolution of European inverter manufacturing capacity, production and supply between 2021 and 2027

PV Chart of the Week: European inverter manufacturing forecast to increase in 2027 as utilisation rate drops

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October 1, 2026
By Mollie McCorkindale
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in European inverter manufacturing production, capacity and supply until 2027.
A Sungrow project in Italy.

The global shift from central to string inverters: Market dynamics, regional strategies, and policy implications 

Features, Editors' Blog
September 28, 2026
By Mollie McCorkindale
PV Tech Research writes about the PV inverter technological shift between string and central inverters across the markets.
Chart of inverter shipments by markets from European-headquartered manufacturers

PV Chart of the Week: European inverter manufacturers to ship 90GW globally in 2026

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September 24, 2026
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in forecast global inverter shipments from European-headquartered manufacturers.
Shipping containers on a boat.
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US Policy Focus: India AD/CVD, power equipment ban both overshadowed by bigger policy challenges

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September 24, 2026
By Will Norman
US Policy Focus: PV Tech looks at the Indian AD/CVD determinations, the ban on certain power equipment and other recent developments.
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