Mixed Signals for Solar Cell Price Prospects
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US Solar Power Generation To Grow by 75% Through 2025, Says EIA
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says it expects solar generation to grow from 163 billion kWh in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025.
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New Solar Plant Deployments Improved by 496 MW With Significant Improvement in Prosumers
Romania added 496 MW of solar capacity in 2023, surging from 25 MW in 2022. Prosumers now exceed 100,000, with a total capacity surpassing 1.5 GW.
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EU PV Framework Lacks Consistent & Clear Pathway for Investors; Needs Dedicated OpEx Tools
European solar PV manufacturing faces hurdles: fragmented support, complex procedures. ETIP PV recommends diversified policies for resilience.
Green Signal for Solaria Energía’s 595 MW Solar Plant in Spain & More From Statkraft, EDPR, Better Energy, FDE
Solaria’s 595 MW Garoña project approved; Statkraft plans 492 MW in Spain; EDPR commissions 28.75 MW hybrid park; Better Energy signs 10-year PPA in Sweden; FDE acquires Greenstat.
France’s New PV Installations Hit 3.15 GW in 2023
The French solar market grew by around 30% in 2023, reaching 3.15 GW, according to new data from Enedis. PV systems for self-consumption accounted for around one-third of all new capacity additions.
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Tongwei Solar Set to Launch G12R TNC Series & More From JA Solar, DMEGC, Canadian Solar, TrinaTracker
Tongwei Solar Set To Launch G12R TNC Series & More China Solar PV News From JA Solar, DMEGC, Canadian Solar, TrinaTracker. Click for more.
Rebuilding Independent European Solar Industry Difficult With Low Priced PV Products From China
China’s silicon dominance poses challenges for European PV capacity. DERA warns of price advantages, driven by energy-intensive production and abundance of electricity.
EU Solar Lobby Urges Ban on Forced Labor in Solar Products
The European Solar Manufacturing Council says that the European Commission should ban all products made with forced labor to ensure the future of the European PV manufacturing sector.
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Analysts Expect More Than 50 GW of New US Solar in 2024
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that about 45 GW of solar projects above 1 MW (AC) in size will be installed in 2024, while Wood Mackenzie estimates 8 GW of small-scale solar.
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Trina’s Suqian Plant Gets ‘National Green Factory’ Tag & More From SC New Energy, Suntech, Tongwei, Lixin Energy
Trina’s Suqian Plant Gets National Green Factory Tag & More From SC New Energy, Suntech, Tongwei, Lixin Energy. Click for more China Solar News.
Bauer Solar Introduces 440 W Glass-Glass Solar Modules
Bauer Solar is expanding its “Premium Protect” series with its new 440 W glass-glass solar modules. Since the beginning of December, the German PV manufacturer has only offered glass-glass modules.
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PV Manufacturing in Europe: Ensuring Resilience Through Industrial Policy
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) presents the main findings of its White Paper on PV manufacturing. The report evaluates how policy and regulatory frameworks have evolved for European companies in the PV sector, and compares these frameworks to the PV industrial-policy evolution of key global markets such as China, India, and the USA.
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Stationary Storage Installations Hit 21.5 GW in 2023
The Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry and Technology Alliance (CNESA) says China installed 21.5 GW/46.6 GWh of stationary storage capacity in 2023.
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PowerChina Finalizes Construction of 480 MW PV Plant in Chile
PowerChina has finished building a 480 MW solar plant in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, which is recognized for having the world‘s highest solar radiation levels.
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