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Engie's 230MW Bernard Creek Solar Project in Texas. Image: Engie North America

US adds 8.6GW of operating solar capacity in Q3 2024, produces cells for the first time in five years

December 4, 2024
The US added 8.6GW of new solar capacity in the third quarter of this year and began solar cell manufacturing for the first time since 2019.
A Waaree manufacturing plant.
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Can India hit 80GW of solar cell capacity by 2026 and emerge as a dominant US supplier?

November 22, 2024
India’s traditional reliance on assembling PV modules using Chinese-made cells is undergoing a dramatic shift.
The Masdar signing ceremony.

Masdar signs deals for over 6GW of new Egyptian solar capacity, plus 4GW of manufacturing capacity

November 21, 2024
Masdar plans to develop including over 6GW of new solar capacity and 4GW of new solar manufacturing capacity in Egypt.
Cell production at a LONGi facility. Image: LONGi.

LONGi and Sun Yat-sen researchers develop HJT back contact cells with power conversion efficiency of 27.09%

October 22, 2024
LONGi and the School of Materials at Sun Yat-sen have developed HJT back contact solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 27.09%.
The European Patent Office headquarters.

Carbon named as challenger to JA Solar TOPCon patent

October 17, 2024
Carbon has emerged as a third actor in the ongoing patent dispute between rival Chinese manufacturers JA Solar and Astronergy.
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Gautam Solar to expand module manufacturing capacity to 5GW by April 2025

October 14, 2024
Indian solar manufacturer Gautam Solar has announced plans to expand its module manufacturing capacity to 5GW by April 2025.
Goldbeck Solar's Bavelse Berg solar plant in the Netherlands. Credit: Goldbeck Solar

MCPV raises €4.2 million for Dutch 4GW HJT cell manufacturing plant

October 10, 2024
MCPV has raised €4.2 million (US$4.6 million) to support the development of its 4GW heterojunction (HJT) cell factory in the Netherlands.
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New Mexico approves US$942 million bond for Ebon Solar cell manufacturing plant

September 30, 2024
New Mexico lawmakers have approved up to US$942 million in bonds to support the development of Ebon Solar’s cell manufacturing facility.
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Meyer Berger delays H1 2024 results to October, reports falling sales figures in preliminary results

September 30, 2024
Meyer Burger has published its preliminary results for H1 2024, which include module sales of CHF43.4 million (US$51.5 million).
Scanning electron microscope image of the perovskite silicon solar cell.

Fraunhofer ISE develops perovskite silicon solar cell with power conversion efficiency of 31.6%

September 26, 2024
Researchers from Fraunhofer ISE have developed a perovskite silicon solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 31.6%.

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