Chinese PV Industry Brief: Jinchen sets up Malaysian unit
The Chinese PV production equipment provider is expanding to Malaysia with the aim to “enhance supply chain agility and efficiency.”
Germany registers 130 hours of negative day-ahead power prices in May
Germany registered 130 hours of negative day-ahead power prices in May, driven by midday solar oversupply, as PV output regularly outpaced demand. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) says prices dipped below €1/($1.14)MWh for 160 hours.
Anker Solix launches F3000 portable power station for home backup use
Anker Solix has unveiled the F3000, a 3-kWh portable power station designed for home backup and off-grid use in the United States and Canada, featuring fast charging, EV and generator compatibility, and scalable capacity up to 12.3 kWh.
‘I wish I had known earlier that impostor syndrome is common’
This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Krystyna Kacperska, Marketing Director Europe at Germany-based SegenSolar. She says she never labeled her leadership style, but she always strove to lead authentically. “That includes vulnerability. I lead the same way I live: solution-oriented, assertive, empathetic, and open. I care deeply about what happens at work, and while I’m still learning to set boundaries and disconnect, I know that caring makes me a stronger leader,” she states.
Brazil solar imports slow as new China trade routes open
Brazil’s solar imports fell 33% to $722 million in the first four months of 2025 amid project delays and oversupply, as new trade routes began cutting costs and freight times to the country’s North and Northeast regions.
High pressure ridge splits Australia’s solar output in Autumn
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that irradiance across large portions of eastern Australia fell by up to 20% below the seasonal norm in autunm.
Solar wafer prices decline 22.78% since April peak
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Saatvik Solar starts work on 4.8 GW cell, 4 GW module plant in India
Saatvik Solar has broken ground on a 4.8 GW solar cell and 4 GW module manufacturing plant in eastern India, with module production set to begin by the end of fiscal 2026 and cell output by fiscal 2027.
Fortescue secures approval for 644 MW solar hub in Australia
Mining giant Fortescue has secured approval from the Western Australian government for a 644 MW solar farm that will help power its operations in the state’s Pilbara region.
California’s regulatory war over rooftop solar
California’s rooftop solar industry faces renewed pressure as the state’s supreme court takes up a legal challenge to its controversial NEM 3.0 policy.
