Currently, India is striving to localise its solar supply chain but it remains tethered to international imports, writes Ali Imran Naqvi, CEO of advisory firm Gensol Group.
The COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent string of global political and economic crises have forced companies to reassess how they operate in the face of constantly shifting policy and supply chain dynamics. This article explores how the PV industry can make informed decisions on choosing the best locations to base manufacturing operations in a world characterised by unpredictability.
The solar manufacturing industry shifting its focus towards sustainability across the entire value of the supply chain is essential, according to the CEO of German wafer producer NexWafe.
In today's solar energy landscape, power plant developers find themselves grappling with the dual challenge of managing high costs while navigating obstacles such as permits, grid connections and the supply chain.
Suntech has announced that its TOPCon modules have been awarded French carbon footprint certification, setting a new industry record in the process for domestic supply chain carbon footprint with a value of 376.1kg eq CO2/kWc.
The Summit will explore opportunities in countries such as Chile, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico to name just a few. Key themes include policy & regulatory milestones, encouraging investment in the region, storage as a transmission asset, best practice for storage deployment, maximizing revenue from batteries and enhancing the supply chain.
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.
