Asia & Oceania

Chinese solar manufacturers LONGi and Jinko Solar, along with Indian PV manufacturer Waaree Energies, have been named in a series of patent disputes filed in China and the US.

Huasun has signed a deal to supply more than 3GW of heterojunction technology (HJT) modules to projects owned by the Hongyang Group.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council said 2024 was the best year for renewable energy investment since 2018, with AU$9 billion committed.

Trina Solar has filed a lawsuit against Canadian Solar, seeking US$144.7 million for the alleged infringement of two patents.

New manufacturing capacity additions from Gautam Solar and Waaree, alongside Indian solar deployments crossing the 100GW threshold.

A round-up of last week's news from China, including UtmoLight, the Mingyang Smart Energy Group and Leapting.

AEMO has said that, at the end of 2024, the connections pipeline for Australia's NEM stood at 49.6GW, up 36% year-on-year.

Will Norman asks if mass-scale deployment of perovskite technology is now imminent and whether it could unseat crystalline silicon as the dominant solar technology.

Factors including import duties and changing tax rates in China have driven up US module prices, according to CEA's latest pricing report.

Chinese module manufacturer JinkoSolar is suing rival producer Longi in Australia for alleged infringement of technology patents.