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The Western Australian government has allocated AU$17.8 million (US$12.7 million) in its 2026-27 State Budget to build the state's capacity to recycle solar modules and embedded batteries, under its Remade in WA programme.

As solar imports to the US face increasing restrictions, domestic manufacturers are racing to build upstream production capability. With 66GW of module capacity chasing just 11GW of domestic cells, the supply chain crunch is reaching a critical inflection point, write Moustafa Ramadan and Joe Hennessy.

Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has launched its 700W Tiger Neo 5.0 module series and a SunTera G5 energy storage system.

GameChange Solar has partnered with First Solar to support the deployment of domestically manufactured thin-film solar modules in India. 

JinkoSolar has partnered with PM Green to supply 200MW of modules, as part of a broader collaboration covering up to 1GW of capacity. 

Alex Barrows and Molly Morgan of CRU lay out their predictions for the biggest themes at this year's Intersolar Munich and SNEC conferences.

ISC Konstanz is upgrading its cleanroom facilities to operate a fully integrated solar cell and module pilot line by Q3 2026. 

India installed a record 15.3GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from market research firm Mercom. 

Indian rooftop solar company Fujiyama Power has commissioned a 2GW solar module manufacturing facility in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. 

In this interview, UNSW's Yansong warns the solar industry will exhaust global silver reserves in five years unless commercial-scale recycling infrastructure is developed.