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Solar manufacturer GCL SI is among the companies that will be present at COP28 and with whom PV Tech was able to speak with Zhang Kun, executive president of GCL SI about what it expects from COP28, the pledge to treble renewable generation capacity and what the solar industry can bring to the conversation in Dubai.

According to Spanish tracker provider Soltec, hailstorms resulted in construction-related losses exceeding US$1 billion in 2021 in the US.

The COP28 meeting kicking off in Dubai today will be arguably the biggest ever for solar, says new Global Solar Council chief, Sonia Dunlop.

As the industry leaves behind p-type technology, most module manufacturers have either chosen tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) or heterojunction to jump towards n-type modules, with some opting for back contact (BC) cells to transition towards the new technology.

A “toxic inventory” of modules has been building up in Europe because market growth has been slower than expected, according to S&P Global.

Extremely high population density and the necessity to use land for agriculture are the reasons for building FPV in Southeast Asian countries.

The EU's Green Deal offers the European PV industry the opportunity to become a leading force again, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

PV Tech spoke to Isabel Rodriguez, managing director at Glennmont Partners, about the challenges for the European solar supply chain.

Thin-film manufacturer First Solar is well placed to weather any downturn in PV manufacturing going into 2024.