In this interview, UNSW's Yansong warns the solar industry will exhaust global silver reserves in five years unless commercial-scale recycling infrastructure is developed.
Solar PV and wind are now the cheapest power sources globally, with hybrid systems increasingly delivering 24/7 electricity at fossil-competitive costs, according to an IRENA report.
LONGi has released its 2025 annual report, showing that, despite challenges from industry-wide supply-demand mismatches and low-price competition in the PV sector, the company achieved continuous reductions in unit manufacturing costs, period expenses and asset impairment losses through management innovations and cost-efficiency initiatives, helping to significantly narrow its net loss.
