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The harsh conditions of desert regions can undermine the performance of modules, although the impact of which is not adequately addressed.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi Green Energy has addressed rumours it is planning to shut down production at its facilities in Southeast Asia in response to US import tariffs coming into force.

Solar module demand increased in Europe in May, according to data from solar wholesaler sun.store, as buyers’ confidence rose and the price of bifacial modules fell.

University of New South Wales' Bram Hoex discusses why stability is as important as the higher efficiencies offered by cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT.

Liontown Resources' 95MW hybrid power station, including solar, has started powering its Western Australian Kathleen Valley Lithium Project.

US utility Alliant Energy has completed construction work at a 200MW solar PV plant in the state of Wisconsin.

Korean-owned solar manufacturer Qcells has commissioned a 50MW/200MWh solar-plus-storage project in California.

Maxeon Solar Technologies posted net losses of US$14.87 million in its Q1 2024 financial results. It also announced that its future utility-scale solar business will be “focused exclusively on the US”.

Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi has launched a new solar module which it said exhibits the benefits of standardised module and wafer sizes in the solar industry.

The challenges facing Europe's solar sector are explored in depth in the latest edition of our quarterly journal, PV Tech Power.