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PV Talk: Alex Zhu, CEO of US-based solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry discusses why a heated litigation landscape led to a choice of PERC cell technology for the South Carolina factory, the fate of US tax credits and taking advantage of wafer surplus in southeast Asia.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Alexia Ruvoletto, former head of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, about its supply traceability standard.

Exports of both PV cells and module from China in 2024 reached new highs, according to recently released customs data.

PV Industry figures in India have welcomed government proposals to boost the country’s domestic solar and clean energy manufacturing sector.

The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.

PV Talk: Rutger Schlattmann, chair of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics, discusses why fostering innovation through cross-border cooperation is at the heart of efforts to rebuild Europe’s PV manufacturing sector.

In its preliminary Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, Wacker expects its polysilicon earnings to contract by 39%.

Scientists in Australia have reported positive results from using copper plating to protect TOPCon PV cells against contaminant-induced degradation.

REC Silicon has secured a US$40 million term loan from Hanwha International LLC, a subsidiary of Korean conglomerate and REC majority shareholder, Hanwha Solutions.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.