Jakson Solar launches 630 Wp TOPCon bifacial module at REI Expo 2024
Jakson Solar’s Helia NXT R series PV modules offer an efficiency of up to 23.34%, utilizing rectangular 16-busbar n-type TOPCon cells.
Adani to hit 10 GW of solar cell, module manufacturing capacity by mid 2026
Adani Solar will reach an integrated PV cell and module production capacity of 10 GW by mid 2026, from 4 GW at present.
Turkey exempts four large manufacturers from anti-dumping duties applied to 5 countries
The Turkish authorities applied an anti-dumping tariff of $25/m2 solar modules imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, and Jordan.
Silver price on the rise
The price of silver has increased over 30% since the beginning of the year, with a particularly strong increase being registered in the last few months.
Vikram Solar files draft papers for IPO
Vikram Solar, which currently has a module manufacturing capacity of 3.5 GW, intends to use majority of the net proceeds from the public issue to establish a new PV module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu with a capacity of 6 GW (including 3 GW backward integrated to manufacture PV cells).
IIT Roorkee researchers develop silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 28%
A research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has fabricated 4-terminal silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 28%. The team is now scaling up this technology to match 18.2 cm x 18.2 cm, commercial M10 solar cells dimension.
The shifting sands of PV module supply
Chinese solar manufacturing capacity faces a downturn that is unlikely to translate into growth in other regions, writes S&P’s Edurne Zoco.
Solex Energy targets 5 GW of solar cell and 15 GW of panel manufacturing capacity by 2030
Gujarat-based Solex Energy plans to invest INR 8,000 crore by 2030 to achieve 5 GW of solar PV cell manufacturing capacity and 15 GW of module capacity.
How will PV’s intellectual-property scuffles shake out?
Lawyers are doing brisk business as tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar technology moves into the mainstream. A series of patent infringement cases have been launched in the United States and Europe and their impacts are reverberating through the marketplace. How likely is it that winners will emerge?
The hidden potential of green energy stocks
The green energy sector in India has been showing strong performance, and so are the green energy stocks. And everyone wants a piece of the pie.
