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A study exploring the feasibility of resurrecting PV manufacturing in Germany and Europe more widely has identified an eight-cent-per-watt cost gap between modules produced in China and those produced locally.

EU inverter companies' market share is shrinking due to a lack of domestic support policies and fierce competition from China.

Ensuring effective legislation, but not getting bogged down in bureaucracy, could make or break the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is set to come into effect in 2026.

The smarter E Award has five categories in total, including photovoltaics, energy storage, e-mobility, smart integrated energy and outstanding projects.

At SNEC 2024, PV Tech spoke with Dennis Shi, president of Sunman Energy, about his views on markets offering great potential and financing.

PV Tech speaks with the Ellen Wang, VP of global sales at Runergy, about the company's market position and work in the European solar sector.

A leading German solar distributor has predicted “crazy” ongoing pricing pressures in Europe as the PV industry continues to face huge product oversupply and competition prompted by the easing of the recent energy crisis in Europe.

Soltec has published its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, which include revenues of €121 million (US$130 million).

Fraunhofer ISE has launched a project to improve tracking algorithms, using a digital twin to calculate optimised control approaches.

Global solar installations increased by 87% year-on-year in 2023 as China continued to dominate growth, according to SolarPower Europe.