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As TOPCon manufacturing expands globally, producers are facing different cost, safety and supply-chain realities – creating an opportunity to rethink technology platforms and prepare for next-generation tandem architectures.

Clean energy advocates have applauded new measures to expand solar and storage capacity in New Jersey and tackle rising energy bills, including a 3GW boost to the state’s community energy programme.

Analysis: Just as the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a European pivot on clean energy, the US-Israel war on Iran presents another potential turning point, this time with a wider global reach.

The final months of 2025 saw a surge in US residential solar installations as homeowners sought to take advantage of the end of the federal tax credit for purchased systems, according to the solar marketplace EnergySage.

GameChange Energy has acquired the electrical balance-of-system division of Terrasmart, a US provider of tracker, racking and wiring solutions.

Quality assurance provider Intertek has acquired Aerial PV Inspection, a specialist in drone-enabled solar site inspections.

Chinese manufacturers dominate PV Tech Research’s new inverter bankability rating report, but recent EU and US policies targeting Chinese-made inverters may create opportunities for other companies.

Spanish renewable energy company Zelestra has finalised a power purchase agreement with Facebook’s parent company Meta for its 176MW Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas.

US authorities have hit back at a WTO ruling that subsidies for domestically produced solar and other clean energy components discriminate against Chinese firms.

PV module defects are increasing as manufacturers struggle to achieve consistent quality through robust bill-of-material and process controls.