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Despite India’s ambitious solar targets, challenges remain on policy, financing and grid infrastructure. Simon Yuen talks to experts in the solar industry to examine the challenges and opportunities in the Indian market.

On Saturday (31 August), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) opened the first round of its AUS$1 billion Solar Sunshot programme.

Meyer Burger will scrap its proposed 2GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Colorado, claiming that the project is not 'financially viable'.

Laser-assisted firing is a major breakthrough in solar technology, according to a scientist from Australia’s University of New South Wales.

SEG Solar has launched commercial operations at its 2GW PV manufacturing facility in Houston, in the US state of Texas.

Meyer Burger and Solestial have announced a 'strategic partnership' to scale the manufacturing of silicon solar technology for use in space.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has published the regulatory basis for the €750 million (US$812 million) incentive scheme for renewables and storage manufacturing.

The EU and the US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.

US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has started commercial shipments of its IQ8 microinverter made in a facility in Arlington, Texas.

The Australian federal government has presented the ‘Future Made in Australia Bill 2024’ to bolster renewable energy technologies like solar.