Manufacturing

Outdated misconceptions about the toxicity and waste of solar PV modules are hindering the adoption of this technology, according to NREL.

The government of the Australian state of Victoria has said that its Solar Homes programme has helped deliver 2GW of solar PV power.

AEMO has confirmed that demand in South Australia and Victoria hit a historic low, as solar PV achieves winter record levels on NEM and SWIS.

Polysilicon prices in China have continued to stabilise, with no significant fluctuations over the past month.

SEG Solar has launched commercial operations at its 2GW PV manufacturing facility in Houston, in the US state of Texas.

Scientists at the University of Oxford last week (9 August) revealed a breakthrough in solar PV technology via an ultra-thin material that can be applied to “almost any building” and deliver over 27% conversion efficiency.

Data released this week by American Clean Power Association (ACP) showed that, since mid-2022, US$500 billion of investment has been planned for clean energy production and generation projects in the US.

The 3.3GW nameplate capacity facility will produce silicon ingots, wafers, cells and modules in what will be the largest vertically integrated solar manufacturing hub in the US.

Australian startup SunDrive Solar has revealed that it has undergone a restructuring of the company, resulting in job cuts, as it looks to “sharpen focus on solar”.

National industry body Energy Networks Australia (ENA) has called on the Australian government to implement the appropriate incentives to unlock at least 5GW of additional rooftop solar PV generation capacity.