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1 week ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Grid constraints are one of the more pressing challenges for the renewables industry globally. As solar PV and wind projects are being built at a much faster pace than the grid, developers face issues such as grid-connection backlogs, curtailment growth and the need to co-locate energy storage with solar PV, among others.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Struggling solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has postponed its annual report by the end of May 2025 as it published preliminary losses for 2024. Although due to be published on 15 April 2025, the company has postponed the publication of its full annual report until 31 May 2025 at the latest, after the approval from the Swiss Stock Exchange authority SIX Exchange Regulation.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Indian solar manufacturer Waaree Energies has planned to expand its US module assembly plant by 1.6GW to 3.2GW of annual nameplate capacity. The decision was approved by the company’s Board of directors and will affect the Brookshire plant in the state of Texas, doubling the already existing 1.6GW annual nameplate capacity for solar modules.
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2 weeks ago | 
solarpowerportal.co.uk | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Oxford PV and Trinasolar, a Chinese solar manufacturer, have signed a patent licensing agreement for perovskite-based solar PV technologies. Both companies have signed an exclusive patent licensing agreement for the manufacturing and/or sale of perovskite-based PV products in China with an additional right to sublicense.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
British perovskite solar company Oxford PV and Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar have entered into a patent licensing agreement for perovskite-based PV technologies. Both companies have signed an exclusive patent licensing agreement for the manufacturing and/or sale of perovskite-based PV products in China with an additional right to sublicense.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
India has added 11.6GW and 25.3GW of annual nameplate capacity in 2024 for solar cells and PV modules, respectively. According to a report from market research firm Mercom India, the manufacturing additions were primarily driven by India’s domestic solar project pipeline – the country added a record 25GW of solar PV in 2024 – and the reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order in April 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Indian solar manufacturer Inox Solar has secured a land agreement with the Odisha government to build a solar cell and module assembly plant. Located in Dhenkanal, eastern India, the solar manufacturing plant will have a 4.8GW annual nameplate capacity for both solar cells and modules. This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) SubscriptionUnlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysisPhotovoltaics International is now included.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and weather protection provider VOEN have developed lightweight modules for applications in the agrivoltaics (agriPV) sector. The modules are light enough to be mounted on conventional weather protection systems for certain crops, such as fruit trees. The companies are also testing various solutions for attaching the lightweight modules to existing substructures and for new weather protection systems.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
South Africa’s government has approved the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM) to accelerate renewables deployment. The plan aims to add at least 3GW of renewable energy per year and up to 5GW by 2030. SAREM outlines a framework to facilitate the inclusive industrialisation of the country’s renewable energy and energy battery storage value chain.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-tech.org | Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
The global tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump last week will have a limited effect on solar imports from Asia, according to a report from BMI. BMI, a unit of consultancy firm Fitch Solutions, expects a limited decrease in solar imports from the region due to existing US tariffs on imported solar products and the country’s current reliance on solar cell imports.
