Markets & Finance

Solar curtailments in California, the US, have never been higher in 2023, as solar generation outpaces transmission capacity upgrades, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

First Solar has reached a module backlog of 81.8GW, which it expects to extend into 2030, as of the third quarter of 2023.

Decreasing polysilicon average selling price (ASP) has reduced by a third China-based polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy’s revenue in the third quarter of 2023.

Engie has purchase a portfolio of five solar projects in Brazil from Atlas Renewable Energy, with a combined capacity of 545MWac.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member JinkoSolar shipped 21.3GW of solar modules and 1.2GW of cells and wafers in Q3 2023, an increase of 21.4% sequentially and 108.2% year-on-year (YoY).

Soltec is aiming to double its US revenues between 2022 and 2025, and this work could be a blueprint for other European solar players.

Lithuanian energy supplier Green Genius has secured €9.5 million (US$10.07 million) from investment and insurance company INVL towards building 500MW of renewables projects in Romania.

The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association announced that the average transaction price of M10 mono-silicon wafer has dropped by 6.96%.

Trina Solar has signed a module supply agreement with the Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation to supply 700MW of modules to the company.

A new report into the world’s clean energy transition, has called for an expansion of global solar capacity to 5.4TW by 2030.