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The PV review, Q4 2024: Trump wins, more policies and tariffs, inverter manufacturers see downturn

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
December 30, 2024
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
The US general election and its aftermath, along with struggles from Western inverter manufacturers have dominated Q4 news in 2024.
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The PV review, Q3 2024: SunPower collapses, Maxeon struggles and US tariffs tighten

Features, Editors' Blog
December 27, 2024
By Ben Willis
The demise of SunPower and the ongoing struggles of Maxeon dominated the news in Q3 2024, along with forecasts of a lengthy industry downturn.

The PV review, Q2 2024: US legislation drives growth, Europe distances from China and industry leaders struggle

Features, Editors' Blog
December 24, 2024
By JP Casey
PV Tech looks back at Q2 2024, where a number of critical pieces of US legislation had an impact on the country’s solar sector.
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The PV Review, Q1 2024: Europe in crisis, First Solar on the march, the ‘downturn’ strikes

Features, Editors' Blog
December 23, 2024
By 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.
Wang Bohua speaks at the 2024 Annual Conference of the Photovoltaic Industry.
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Chinese PV leaders call for self-regulation at PV conference

Features, Editors' Blog
December 12, 2024
By Carrie Xiao
After experiencing a difficult year, China's PV equipment manufacturers need to find a better way to cooperate, writes Carrie Xiao.
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Grid challenges and storage potential in a maturing Eastern European solar market

Features, Editors' Blog, Long Reads
November 28, 2024
By JP Casey
Speakers at LSSCEE 2024 discussed key topics for the Eastern European solar sector, including storage, private investment and risk management.
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Can India hit 80GW of solar cell capacity by 2026 and emerge as a dominant US supplier?

Features, Editors' Blog, Interviews
November 22, 2024
By Tom Kenning
India’s traditional reliance on assembling PV modules using Chinese-made cells is undergoing a dramatic shift.
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The pain points of Trump 2.0 for US solar

Features, Editors' Blog
November 6, 2024
By Will Norman & Ben Willis
Specific policy details are still unclear, but Donald Trump's return to the White House will have undoubted consequences for US solar.
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South Africa’s rooftop solar has helped alleviate load shedding, but has undermined demand for residential PV

Features, Editors' Blog, Interviews
November 1, 2024
By Tom Kenning
A surge in rooftop solar has helped resolve load shedding in South Africa, but this has led to a decline in the demand for residential PV.
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Tsunami of Chinese solar company insolvencies in 2025 revealed in latest PV Tech Bankability Report

Features, Editors' Blog
October 31, 2024
By Finlay Colville, head of research, PV Tech
The latest ‘PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings Quarterly’ report reveals a Chinese sector on the verge of widespread company insolvencies.

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