Modules

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on laser welding, which could make solar panels easier to recycle.

US renewables firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA) predicts that the solar industry’s latest anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition has a “high likelihood” of resulting in duties being paid on solar imports.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has developed a zero busbar (0BB) technology integrated with its latest heterojunction (HJT) modules.

India has installed a record 6.2GW of new solar capacity in March 2024, nearly doubling the previous record for all renewables, according to a report from Rystad Energy.

Colin Sillerud at CFV Labs suggests that changes in module design have led to a weakening of mechanical stability in modules.

Following a decade of technological innovation and geopolitical challenges, PV Tech Power revisits the issue of module quality.

Low solar module prices kept solar PV competitive in the energy market in 2023 despite generally falling electricity prices.

CEA's George Touloupas and Brian Hansen consider how developers and investors should respond to the accelerating shift in cell technologies.

The European Commission (EC) has announced its European Solar Charter, a package intended to support domestic European solar manufacturing.