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Round-up of news from China with solar module manufacturers Trina Solar, GCL-Perovskite and Chinese firm Shanghai Electric.

PV module prices dropped in Europe in December 2024, while the European PV sector remains optimistic about the industry’s long-term growth.

The plans say the company intends to build a 100MW production line for “lightweight and flexible perovskite solar cells” by 2027.

JinkoSolar has claimed a 33.84% conversion efficiency in a perovskite tandem solar cell based on n-type TOPCon technology.

Renalfa has acquired a 258MW solar project in Teleorman, Romania, which it expects to start commercial operation in 2027.

Meridian Energy and Nova Energy have agreed to form a joint venture to build and operate one of New Zealand’s largest solar PV plants.

ZEN Energy and HDRE plan to establish an Australian joint venture focused on renewables, and have acquired a 210MW solar-plus-storage site.

Maxeon opened the case in June 2023. The case concerns shingled solar cell technology patents used in Maxeon’s Performance line modules

The plant, located in the Murcia region of Spain, is one of Europe’s “largest” operational solar PV installations.

The company claimed that its US offtake customer, Hanwha Qcells, “Is not able to wait any longer for delivery of product".