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Analysis: As new duties threaten to block PV producers from India, Laos and Indonesia from the US market, the outcome of the Section 232 polysilicon investigation could put an end to the question of who will be next.

Chinese polysilicon and PV module manufacturer Tongwei has announced a significant plan to acquire competitor Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy.

Comstock and its subsidiary Comstock Metals have received certification from California’s DTSC to recycle universal waste and process PV modules at their California facility. 

German solar wafer manufacturer NexWafe and US-based cell producer Talon PV have signed a wafer supply agreement in the US.

Chinese solar PV inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow has expanded its manufacturing outreach with a new facility in southwestern Poland.

The Australian government has launched a formal inquiry into the reuse and recycling of solar modules across the country.

Sunwafe has selected Spanish engineering firm Tresca Ingenieria for the development of its 20GW ingot/wafer manufacturing facility in Spain.

Explainer: Two new studies offer fresh insights into the performance of TOPCon solar modules, including a new degradation mode related to encapsulants.

US-based PV recycling firm Solarcycle has begun operations at its Cedartown recycling facility in Georgia, US.

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, have directly observed how silicon solar cells can self-repair UV damage under sunlight.