capacity expansion

Low solar module prices kept solar PV competitive in the energy market in 2023 despite generally falling electricity prices.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has planned to invest €15.5 billion (US$17 billion) in renewables by 2026 and commission 6GW of solar PV and onshore wind by 2027.

Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has ended 2023 with 78.5GW of solar modules shipped, up 76.4% year-over-year.

US tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar has expanded its annual domestic production target to 35GW.

The influx of Chinese modules to Europe, EU's revised solar capacity targets and manufacturing expansion plans in the US were some of the major issues happened in Q3 2023.

North America will spend a cumulative US$12 trillion on renewable energy generation and its transmission by 2050, according to Norwegian-headquartered consultancy firm DNV.

US thin-film cadmium telluride (CadTel) solar PV manufacturer First Solar has broken ground on a new, 3.5GW fully integrated manufacturing plant in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

Global module capacities are on track to reach 866GW by the end of 2023, more than doubling the existing capacity at the end of 2022.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled its intention to build a fifth US manufacturing facility, adding 3.5GW annual capacity in 2026.

During Intersolar Europe 2023, PV Tech sat down with Astronergy to discuss the company's global push to become a leader in TOPCon products.