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China expects to add 180-240GW of new solar PV capacity in 2026, according to the latest figures from the CPIA.

Tongwei Solar and Daqo New Energy have announced that, to minimise price competition, they will reduce and control polysilicon production.

First Solar has published its results for the third quarter of 2024, which include lower net sales figures than in the previous quarter.

Against the backdrop of uncertain economics in the PV sector as a whole, the price of high-purity quartz sand has also fallen.

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

In the first week of 2024, a number of Chinese PV companies published their first quotes of the year for PV products.

Risen Energy has started commercial production of its Hyper-ion heterojunction solar modules, which boast a conversion efficiency of 23.89%.

Meyer Burger has published its financial results for H1 2023, reporting strong production figures, but losses of US$49.4 million

US solar assets “are not meeting performance expectations”, according to research from insurer kWh Analytics.

Demand for European-made PV production equipment jumped by 62% in Q2 2022, with European orders surpassing those from Asian countries for the first time, according to research by VDMA.