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French oil and gas major TotalEnergies has signed a US$2.2 billion joint venture (JV) with the Emirati state-run renewable energy developer Masdar to jointly develop renewables across Asia.

Since the start of March, several leading Chinese PV manufacturers have announced overseas module supply agreements.

Maxwell has developed a perovskite/silicon heterojunction technology (HJT) tandem solar PV cell with a conversion efficiency of 32.5%.

Trinasolar has launched two new series of i-TOPCON solar PV modules, the Vertex S+ G3 range and the Vertex N G3 series.

Group Surya has commissioned a G12R module manufacturing facility in Odisha, the first such manufacturing facility in the Indian state.

Edify Energy has named DT Infrastructure its preferred EPC contractor for two solar and BESS projects in Queensland.

CHN Energy has started commercial operations at the remaining 2GW of the 4GW Lingwu new energy base in Ningxia, central China.

Utility-scale solar and wind curtailment in Australia’s NEM reached a record high of over 7TWh in 2025, according to analyst Rystad Energy.

As Australia’s renewable sector matures, the coupling of solar and storage is emerging as the dominant paradigm for large-scale projects.

China expects to add 180-240GW of new solar PV capacity in 2026, according to the latest figures from the CPIA.