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Scientists from the University of New South Wales have found that TOPCon modules endure “significant degradation” in damp heat testing.

Boviet Solar will build its first North American production facility in Greenville, Pitt County, in the US state of North Carolina.

HY Solar is planning 16GW of n-type cell production capacity in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.

An increase in solar module prices is “hard to imagine unless there is a massive shortage in supply”, according to PV Tech head of research Finlay Colville.

Trina Solar’s latest 210mm n-type industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (i-TOPCon) module has achieved a maximum power output of 740.6W.

The Ningbo Boway Alloy Materials Company has announced plans to expand its TOPCon cell manufacturing capacity in the US by 2GW.

Nextracker has announced that the manufacturing of its NX Horizon trackers produces a 35% smaller carbon footprint than other processes.

On 23 April, JinkoSolar released its 2023 annual performance report, posting PV module shipments of 78.52GW throughout the year.

Germany discussed the ‘Solarpaket I’ reforms to the country’s solar sector, with the Bundestag expecting to approve the laws this week.

Following a decade of technological innovation and geopolitical challenges, PV Tech Power revisits the issue of module quality.