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Stronger downstream demand drove a surge in wafer prices last week, according to the latest figures from the Silicon Industry Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.

China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Foreign Entity of Concern rules create a multitude of new risks for US solar developers, some less visible than others. Intertek CEA’s Jordan Wilson explores the key steps towards minimising FEOC exposure in PV module purchase agreements.

South Korean PV producer Hanwha Solutions, parent company of Q Cells, has had a long-contested passivation patent revoked in Europe.

Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

Eight leading Chinese polysilicon producers have signed a joint initiative pledging unified action on standardised pricing, energy conservation, carbon reduction and outdated capacity phase-out.

US solar PV manufacturer T1 Energy has bought a set of patents for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module technology which it said will “differentiate” its position in the US market.

After over a decade, China is revising its long-running consumption tax exemption policy for PV cells and a range of battery products.

JA has begun shipping modules under a multi-gigawatt order bound for a 5.2GW “round-the-clock” solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi.

LONGi’s has unveiled a suite of new technologies intended to demonstrate how the PV industry can innovate its way out of its current malaise.