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The PV review: how 2023 became the year of TOPCon

Features, Editors' Blog
December 27, 2023
By JP Casey
We look at developments in the research and deployment of TOPCon cells, and consider if the year of TOPCon will continue into 2024.
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The PV review, Q3 2023: Module influx from China, EU revised solar capacity target, manufacturing expansions in US

Features, Editors' Blog
December 27, 2023
By Simon Yuen
The influx of Chinese modules to Europe, EU's revised solar capacity targets and manufacturing expansion plans in the US were some of the major issues happened in Q3 2023.

The PV review, Q2 2023: AD/CVD raises its head, n-type dominates SNEC and Intersolar, polysilicon prices plummet

Features, Editors' Blog
December 26, 2023
By Will Norman
As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech is looking back on the year in solar, reflecting on some of the biggest trends of the last 12 months.
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The PV review, Q1 2023: Europe’s Green Deal Industrial Plan, Africa’s initiative for manufacturing, SVB’s collapse

Features, Editors' Blog
December 25, 2023
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech is reviewing the year in solar, reflecting on some of the biggest stories and trends of the last 12 months.
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PV Data: how the world has responded to China’s dominance of solar manufacturing

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
December 20, 2023
By JP Casey
While an abundance of Chinese modules could help meet climate change targets, such a reliance could leave many countries delicately balanced.
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PV Price Watch: Silicon material prices fall again, as n-type modules drop below RMB1/W

Features, Editors' Blog
December 8, 2023
By Carrie Xiao
On 6 December, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association released the latest transaction prices for solar-grade polysilicon.
Italy’s installed solar PV capacity reached 21.8GW in Q1. Image: European Energy.
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Europe’s solar developers are facing up to climate risks

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
December 6, 2023
By JP Casey
The New Normal: Navigating Climate Risks in Europe's Solar Energy Transition discussed how the solar sector can tackle climate risks in Europe.
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Panama potential: how PV incentives are drawing investors into Central America

Features, Editors' Blog
December 5, 2023
By Tom Kenning
Panama has become very attractive to investors due to the government deploying a range of fiscal incentives to support PV.
First Solar decision to focus on module production puts in a strong position going in to 2024. Credit: First Solar.

First Solar could be the only profitable volume PV module supplier in 2024

Editors' Blog, Features, Long Reads
November 20, 2023
By Finlay Colville
Thin-film manufacturer First Solar is well placed to weather any downturn in PV manufacturing going into 2024.
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Can anything prevent a PV manufacturing downturn in 2024?

Editors' Blog, Features
November 15, 2023
By Finlay Colville
Everything seems to be pointing to the solar PV manufacturing sector going into a downturn in 2024, with loss-making potentially rife across much of the upstream sector.

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