“Every year, we see more attention from our customers, for whom this is becoming more at the top of their minds. Usually in PV, it’s been volume price and spec of the product. But now it's also how do we make that product, besides pure performance,” says Cemil Seber, VP of global marketing at REC Solar.
The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has written an open letter to the EU calling for “robust regulation” of forced labour in the solar supply chain.
Europe has to find a balance between a rapid need to scale up PV manufacturing capacity and innovation to remain competitive, according to a report from The European Technology & Innovation Platforms for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV).
India installed 12.9GW of renewable energy capacity in 2023, over 10GW of which was solar PV capacity. This represents a 28% decline in PV additions and an 18% drop in overall renewables capacity additions year-on-year.
Despite having the ideal attributes to become a clean energy superpower, Australia has never quite lived up to its potential. Will Norman assesses the barriers and asks whether recent investment announcements could turn the tide.
