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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest AU$11 million (US$6.9 million) in Australian solar technology company SunDrive Solar to support the commercial scale-up of SunDrive’s novel solar cell metallisation technology.

Undetected faults and damage in solar PV modules, like cracks, manufacturing errors and foreign material, pose a “significant risk” to the solar industry according to a new report from US renewables firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

Investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 200-hectare site to build a polysilicon manufacturing facility in Townsville, Australia.

Scott Graybeal, CEO of Caelux, writes on the market opportunity for perovskite development in the US, along with its challenges for market implementation.

PV Tech launched the webinar 'The changing landscape of solar module supply to Europe', examining solar PV module supply to Europe.

PV Tech spoke with Trina Solar's Walt Ma about the company’s facility in Brazil and the importance of a localised manufacturing strategy.

The European Solar Manufacturing Council offers several recommendations for the EU and solar companies to address forced labour in the supply chain.

US solar tracker manufacturer Array Technologies has signed two deals to strengthen its domestic supply chain.

Silfab Solar and NorSun plan to expand ingot and wafer production facilities in the US, to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act.

REC Silicon has signed a supply agreement with Hanwha Qcells Georgia to supply high-purity fluidised bed reactor granular polysilicon.