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South Africa’s 10% import tax on solar modules may hit smaller projects hardest

Features, Editors' Blog, Interviews
October 1, 2024
By Tom Kenning
South Africa's announced 10% import duty on solar modules poses challenges for developers with tighter profit margins.
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The PV industry’s transformation: Seraphim’s 13-year journey to PV breakthroughs

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October 1, 2024
By Carrie Xiao
At RE+ 2024, one of the US' most prestigious solar events, Seraphim reasserted its presence by unveiling its latest cutting-edge solar modules.
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Bringing solar availability assumptions back down to earth: the case for adjusting to 97%

Features, Guest Blog
September 30, 2024
By Hannah Rasmussen and Ben Browne, kWh Analytics
PV modelling relies on the assumption of 99% availability for forecasting, but the adoption of a more realistic metric would improve finances.
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How solar projects are tackling power market challenges

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September 27, 2024
By Marcus Peech and Tomás García
Reducing volatility impacts, managing cannibalisation and investing in grids will help solar energy cement its role in global energy systems.
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PV Price Watch: N-type silicon price on the rise; winning module bids hitting new lows

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September 25, 2024
By Carrie Xiao
The average price of n-type material last week reached RMB41,700/ton (US$5,933), up 0.24% month-on-month, while other quotations remained stable, according to the latest figures.
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Enhancing reliability in bifacial PV modules: a novel approach to albedo estimation

Features, Guest Blog, Long Reads
September 25, 2024
By Ignacio J. Fernández, Juan Carlos Jimeno, Mario Martínez, Eneko Ortega, Sofía Rodríguez and Sergio Suarez
Teams from Enertis Applus+ and the University of the Basque Country report on a new methodology to improve bifacial performance assessments.
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Removing the barriers to US transmission reform

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September 24, 2024
By Lori Bird and Joe Hack
Lori Bird and Joe Hack of the World Resources Institute examine legislative and regulatory efforts to break the US transmission bottleneck.
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South African PV manufacturers eyeing tier one producers to build new domestic assembly facilities

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September 20, 2024
By Tom Kenning
Local PV manufacturers in South Africa are talking with tier one producers to collaborate on local facilities for the South African market.
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Increasing wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US

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September 19, 2024
By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
PV Tech Premium analyses the possible impact on a proposed tariff increase on wafers and polysilicon under Section 301 in the US.
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RE+ 2024: Solar soundbites from the biggest week in US renewables

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September 17, 2024
By Will Norman and Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Some key takeaways from the solar industry at this year's RE+ event held in Anaheim, California, including the upcoming election and IRA.

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