Indian government says PV module capacity to hit 100 GW by 2026
India now has 28 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity and 6 GW of cell capacity, according to Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, secretary of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
August impacts on Asia’s solar production
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Southern India was the standout in terms of unusual irradiance in Asia in August, with 40% more than the month’s average. This brought the average irradiance up to 6 kWh per day.
Single-reagent tech to reuse silicon from end-of-life PV panels achieves recovery rate of 98.9%
Scientists in Singapore developed a single-reagent approach to recover silicon in recycled PV panels that reportedly offers high recovery rates compared to double-reagent methods. The recycled silicon was then effectively reused in anodes intended for applications in lithium-ion batteries.
India posts 76% YoY decline in solar module imports from China in H1
India has recorded a sharp decrease in solar panel imports from China as it prioritizes domestic solar manufacturing, according to a new study by Ember.
A terawatt of solar module capacity expected within 16 months
Clean Energy Associates projects that major Chinese manufacturers will achieve a global solar module manufacturing capacity of 1 terawatt by the end of 2024. Furthermore, this capacity is projected to hit that same mark within China’s borders by 2025.
Europe needs €30 billion by 2027 to rebuild PV, says Agora Energiewende
Agora Energiewende says Europe needs €30 billion ($32.2 billion) by 2027 to rebuild its PV industry. It calls for up to €30 billion until 2027 and up to €94.5 billion from 2028 to 2034 to revive the European solar sector.
New figures provide clarity on solar module glut, ‘dumping’ prices
German PV analyst Karl-Heinz Remmers looks at current price trends in the global and European PV industry. The figures he provides could explain how overcapacity and warehouses full of PV modules are affecting market prices.
French consortium plans 900 kW solar cycling path
A French consortium, led by the CNR (Compagnie nationale du Rhone), is launching a pilot project to build a 900 kW solar cycling path in southern France. The initiative, set to run from 2025 to 2028, aims to assess the performance and design of the PV facility.
Why does the digitalization of PV matter?
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) presents the added benefits of digitalized PV systems, which it will also discuss in two events planned for the upcoming EU-PVSEC conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Smartly blending the wealth of PV energy with the advanced features of inverters can maximize the benefits of PV systems, according to ETIP PV.
‘We have not forgotten how China’s unfair trade practices affected our solar industry’
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in the 2023 State of the Union Address this week that European solar manufacturers face stiff competition from heavily subsidized Chinese rivals and noted that the bloc is launching an anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles from the country.
