Featured in From the ground up – 04-2024

One for all, one for one

Contrary to expectations, module prices fell again in March 2024. For mainstream modules, that may be down to high inventory levels in Europe but there can be no rational explanation for ever-cheaper tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon), heterojunction (HJT), or back-contact products, argues Martin Schachinger.

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pv magazine

09 Apr 2024

If greater awareness of online pricing puts wholesalers under pressure, they will have to decide whether to reduce margins further in order to keep up. What this would mean for installers remains an open question. | Photo: Enpal

The influx of solar modules to Europe was severely limited in January and February 2024, and no more goods were to enter the European market without a binding prior order. There are no high-efficiency modules available at short notice – at least not from the better-known manufacturers. New deliveries will continue well into April and …

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