Markets & Finance

Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar recorded a slight increase in module shipments and endured losses in Q1 amid 'geopolitical complexities.'

Solarcycle has signed a recycling agreement with RWE Clean Energy to use its recycling system for 'many' of the latter’s products.

The Romanian Ministry of Energy has launched the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) seeking 1.5GW of solar PV.

Silfab Solar has raised US$110 million through the sale of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits (PTCs).

Industry experts reflected on greater complexity, standardisation and cybersecurity concerns at this year's Intersolar Europe event.

The US House Ways and Means Committee has proposed to bring forward the end date for residential energy tax credits (Section 25D) to the end of 2025, among other changes that could affect the solar industry.

The average value of a solar PPA signed in Europe in the first quarter of 2025 was just 1.3% higher than in the previous quarter, according to LevelTen.

SunDrive has signed a JDA with China’s Maxwell Technologies and Vistar Equipment Technology, suppliers of solar cell production equipment.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved financing for a 62MW PV plant in Togo, while Zambia began construction on a 100MW solar-plus-storage project.

Affiliated Managers Group has bought a minority stake in Qualitas Energy.