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Pahal Solar has broken ground on a new fully-automated facility, which will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to 1.8GW.

As PV module technology has evolved, so too have the quality challenges associated with the new technologies that have appeared, matured and been superseded.Fei Lu and Stephen Xuereb of PI Berlin draw on over a decade of experience with an overview of the present trends in module quality assurance and likely future challenges as technology continues to change.

Gareth Simkins examines the winning projects of AR5 and looks ahead to assess how solar is likely to fare in future rounds.

Prefabricated solar structure provider 5B has made a number of investments into its prefabrication business in both the US and India.

Despite an awareness of the benefits that co-located storage and solar can offer, the commercial model for such sites has yet to materialise.

The Renewables Obligation (RO) has incentivised UK clean electricity generation since 2002 through Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs).

Solar Media’s head of research Finlay Colville and Adani’s global CMO Rahul Bhutiani examine the topic and Adani's production plan.

In the first edition of PV Tech Power ten years ago, our cover article looked at the issue of PV module quality, which had come to the fore after a period of heavy cost-cutting in the industry. Following a decade of technological innovation, the overwhelming dominance of Chinese manufacturers and a global explosion in solar capacity that has seen costs fall dramatically, we are revisiting the issue. Will Norman asks if the seeds for a looming quality problem have already been sown.

The pricing dynamics within the photovoltaic industry chain are witnessing a split, with noticeable drops in polysilicon and wafer prices.

With solar a global industry, perhaps a global approach is the best way to ensure a more consistent supply of funding.