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JA Solar intends to fund the construction of a major PV manufacturing facility by issuing convertible bonds to raise up to RMB8.96 billion (US$1.3 billion).

Government policies have hampered the development of the solar industry in the US, but the situation improved in the second half of 2022 thanks to a reversed decision, according to a BloombergNEF study.

US thin-film manufacturer First Solar has recorded 48.3GW of net bookings in 2022, up 30.8GW from the previous year.

Internet connection and data centre provider Equinix has signed five power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Spain with a capacity of 225MW.

Lightsource bp and First Solar have agreed a 4GW module supply deal for US projects to be delivered between 2026-28.

Bank of China Securities has issued a research report which stated that the PV industry chain price has stopped rising and may even drop in the future.

Arizonan utility Salt River Project (SRP) has issued an all-source request for proposal (RFP) seeking at least 500MW of renewables by May 2027.

Solar PV generation in the US during 2022 has increased by 24.14% year-on-year according to the country’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) latest report.

Solar module underperformance has nearly doubled since 2019, accounting for around US$2.5 billion in projected losses for the global solar industry.

Trade body SolarPower Europe has called on the European Commission to include a ‘best-in-class’ solar labelling to leverage PV demand for European manufacturing in the Green Deal Industrial Plan.