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The SEIA has published research concluding that solar and storage companies have added over US$100 billion to the US economy.

There are currently over 40GW of Chinese-made solar modules in storage across Europe with a cumulative value of around €7 billion (US$7.8 billion), according to data from research firm Rystad Energy.

Carrie Xiao on a recent workshop held by TÜV Rheinland where PV developers, buyers and investors exchanged views on module quality and buying strategies.

The International Energy Agency's latest report shows that increased demand for solar PV could drive significant demand for copper worldwide.

Europe will surpass its 30GW solar PV manufacturing target by 2025 if the right industry and policy conditions are met, according to a report by the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA).

The majority of the US solar industry has said that supply chain issues worsened in 2022, whilst a similar proportion also said that they expect to expand their businesses in 2023 directly because of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Solar tracker and software provider Nextracker more than doubled its adjusted EBITDA in the financial year (FY) ending March 2023 compared with the previous year, up to US$209 million from US$92 million.

The US Senate has passed a vote to repeal Joe Biden’s two-year waiver on solar import tariffs, a decision which the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has previously said could result in US$1 billion in retroactive tariffs for the industry and 4GW of project cancellations.

President Joe Biden would veto the repeal of his two-year waiver of US solar import tariffs if it passed through the House of Representatives, the White House has said.

According to its Impact Report, 2022 saw SunRun’s GHG emissions intensity (carbon produced per MW deployed) drop 10% year-on-year.