Ben Willis

3 days ago | pv-tech.org | Ben Willis

At Intersolar in Munich last month and the recent SNEC in Shanghai, Jolywood, a leading manufacturer of n-type PV modules, officially launched the latest innovation under its Niwa brand. The NIWA HOME Super Residential Energy Solution is an all-in-one energy system, combining PV modules, energy storage and an intelligent energy management system. PV Tech caught up with the company’s vice president Chris Zou to get the lowdown.

4 days ago | pv-tech.org | Ben Willis

China notched up close to 100GW of new PV in May, in the processes surpassing a terawatt of cumulative installed capacity, figures show. On 23 June, China’s National Energy Administration released the latest statistics on the national power industry from January to May. This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) SubscriptionUnlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysisPhotovoltaics International is now included. Already a subscriber?

1 week ago | pv-tech.org | Ben Willis

As the solar industry pushes for ever-lower costs, larger module sizes and greater energy output, the structural integrity and long-term performance of modules have become critically compromised. According to the latest research from Kiwa PVEL and CRU, aggressive cost-cutting on module frames has led to poor quality and structural integrity issues. Failure rates in module mechanical stress sequence (MSS) testing are at 20% – up from only 7% a year earlier (see Figure 1).

2 weeks ago | pv-tech.org | Ben Willis

In just a few short months, anxiety has supplanted assured confidence as the prevailing mood in the US solar industry. The sugar high of the tax credit-fuelled PV project and manufacturing boom sparked by former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has given way to a sense of nervousness about what the near future may hold. As our annual PV ModuleTech USA event kicks off in Napa, California next week, “uncertainty” is the watchword for anyone involved in the US solar industry.

2 weeks ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Ben Willis

The High Court handed down judgment in Ross v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Renewable Energy Systems Ltd 2025 EWHC 1183 (Admin) on 23 May 2025. This case concerned the Longhedge Solar Farm, an energy project proposed by Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES). The Local Planning Authority (the claimant) refused planning permission for the solar farm, and RES was successful at appeal.