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Two US representatives have submitted a resolution to amend the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the US.

A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.

Trinasolar has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.58% for a bifacial industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell.

The financing will go towards the company’s solar cell production and module assembly plant in Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina.

Taiwan-headquartered developer J&V Energy has entered the utility-scale solar PV sector in the Philippines by acquiring a 180MW power plant in General Santos.

Fraunhofer ISE’s study uncovered critical degradation effects caused by moisture ingress and UV irradiation in accelerated aging.

Masdar plans to develop including over 6GW of new solar capacity and 4GW of new solar manufacturing capacity in Egypt.

The company made no mention of solar PV in the role the technology would play in its renewables portfolio for the coming years.

Gautam Adani is accused of allegedly paying US$250 million in bribes to Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts.

US solar tracker supplier Array Technologies has invested US$3 million in autonomous robotics company Swap Robotics' automated solar panel laying technology.