PV Tech Premium caught up with the French solar PV manufacturing startup Carbon to discuss its plans for expansion, inclusion in a European research and development (R&D) ecosystem and how to redress the balance of EU solar supply.
German technology group and PV component manufacturer Heraeus has acquired an undisclosed stake in French PV manufacturing startup Holosolis to support the development of its planned 5GW module assembly plant in Hambach, France.
PV Tech sat down with Alastair Mounsey, Regional Sales Director at JA Solar, to talk about the transition to n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells and modules, the state of the European solar market and what will define a successful PV manufacturer in the coming years.
Solar developer Lightsource bp has completed construction of the 135MW Conway Solar at Happy project in White County, Arkansas alongside state utility Conway Corp.
PV Tech sat down with Singapore-headquartered solar module manufacturer REC Solar at the Solar & Storage Live 2023 event in Birmingham, UK, to discuss n-type production, its European plans and why price isn’t everything when it comes to solar.
Facing an auditorium of the biggest names in solar, the panelists in the discussion emphasised the central role that ESG and supply chain traceability is coming to play in the solar industry.
2023 is on track to be a “record year” for solar PV installations in the US; through August, 8.4GW of utility-scale solar was installed, 50% more than the equivalent point in 2022. In those deployments, some trends have emerged.
US solar manufacturer Toledo Solar has settled its lawsuit with cadmium-telluride (CadTel) thin film solar manufacturer First Solar for an undisclosed amount.
