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PV Talk: Rutger Schlattmann, chair of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics, discusses why fostering innovation through cross-border cooperation is at the heart of efforts to rebuild Europe’s PV manufacturing sector.

In its preliminary Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, Wacker expects its polysilicon earnings to contract by 39%.

Scientists in Australia have reported positive results from using copper plating to protect TOPCon PV cells against contaminant-induced degradation.

REC Silicon has secured a US$40 million term loan from Hanwha International LLC, a subsidiary of Korean conglomerate and REC majority shareholder, Hanwha Solutions.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.

Preliminary financial results from three Chinese manufacturers show a downward trend across the solar manufacturing industry over 2024.

The domestic content bonus could attract bipartisan political support and insulate the IRA ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.

China is reviewing the expiry of decade-old anti-dumping measures on US and South Korean polysilicon imports.

The report said that tandem modules need a minimum efficiency of 25% to be competitive with other solar technologies on price.