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In the final days of 2024, PV Tech is looking back at the stories that dominated the headlines in each quarter of the year.

The ingot and wafer plant in Norway had an annual nameplate capacity of 1GW, according to the company’s website.

The company uses direct “gas-to-wafer” epitaxial technology to produce its solar wafers which achieved 24.4% efficiency on HJT cells.

Solar frame producer Origami Solar has partnered with industrial manufacturing services company Unimacts to establish a frame roll-forming manufacturing line in Houston, Texas.

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.

After a challenging year for polysilicon producers, Carrie Xiao assesses whether market conditions will improve and prices rebound.

SunDrive Solar has partnered with Capral Aluminium to build a sustainable and domestic supply chain for solar PV in Australia.

Solarcycle will buy naturally produced soda ash from Genesis Alkali, a key component in glass production.

The Indian government has imposed preliminary antidumping measures on solar glass producers exporting products from China and Vietnam.

The company has established a US subsidiary, CPS Glass USA Corp., and has applied for the Department of Energy’s investment tax credit (ITC).