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Czechia recorded a significant increase in installed solar capacity last year with about 970MWp of capacity added to the grid, according to the Czech Solar Association.

RENA Technologies has received orders for what it described as “several gigawatts” of solar production capacity in 2023.

Tandem PV has secured US$6 million to advance research and development and plans to build its first manufacturing plant.

UK-based renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has acquired a 400MW solar portfolio in Poland.

Enel Chile, a subsidiary of Italian energy company Enel, has received authorisation from the National Electricity Coordinator to begin commercial operations of a 99MW solar PV plant in Chile.

Enel Green Power Australia, the Australia-based renewables arm of Italian energy company Enel, has signed a binding agreement with minerals company QEM to purchase a 1GW solar and wind project.

Chinese manufacturer Tongwei is to invest RMB28 billion (US$3.9 billion) in expanding its silicon production capacity.

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has written an open letter to the EU calling for “robust regulation” of forced labour in the solar supply chain.

Solar PV systems generated about 59.9TWh of electricity in 2023, up by about 1% year-on-year, according to a Fraunhofer ISE study.

Canadian Solar has delivered its first 700W TOPCon modules, which were made in the US, to US solar distributor Signature Solar.