Central & East Asia

A collective effort will be required to realise the potential of the solar PV industry, according to Sonia Dunlop of the Global Solar Council.

Innovations in wafer sophistication and advances in cell output voltage will be key developments in upstream solar, Martin Green told PV Tech.

Seven Chinese module manufacturers have joined forces to standardise the dimensions of n-type PV modules and the position of mounting holes.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide up to US$229.4 million to ACWA Power to develop a 200MW/500MWh solar-plus-storage project in Uzbekistan.

The World Bank has committed US$1.5 billion to support India’s renewable energy transition, including new renewable power generation capacity.

Solar and storage are playing a key role in Japan's push towards energy security, according to Uranulzii Batbayer and Aniket Autade of Rystad.

Chinese module manufacturer Trina Solar has signed a collaboration agreement with IES-UPM to drive innovation in the solar industry.

New Green Power has announced an agreement to offer Google the rights to procure up to 300MW of solar power from its development pipeline.

Chinese state-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables has announced a plan to build a 8GW solar PV project in Inner Mongolia, China.

PV Tech spoke with Moses Zhang, vice president of Chinese solar manufacturing company Akcome Technology.