LONGi Green Energy Technology, a world leading solar technology company, achieved a new efficiency world record for crystalline silicon modules: 25.4%. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany has officially certified the record for the module, which is based on LONGi’s indep

CEC’s Kane Thornton: rooftop and utility PV in Australia is capable of 6GW a year. Image: CEC.

The costs for renewable energy funding this year will be higher than forecast, due in part to the many hours with negative spot market prices on the electricity exchange. A new report expects the trend of high costs to continue until 2029.

Surge in battery storage installations shown in installer data from UK accreditation body MCS. While 2024 is comfortably the best year on record, MCS Head of Scheme Alex Hughes tells ESS News she would like to see even more solar installers take on a storage accreditation.

The first day of RE+ in Anaheim was filled with discussion about balancing the Inflation Reduction Act between manufacturers and developers. Image: PV TechThe Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is, by the numbers, the most consequential clean energy investment package in the world. Its US$369 billion in

For the past ten years, visibility on the ‘book’ part of the PV book-to-bill has become an invisible metric. Image: Trina Solar.

A major recommendation the group made was for connection and collaboration between European countries. . Image: Enerparc.

US’ federal support for grid upgrades will boost renewables transmission in the future. Image: Origis Energy.

6GW has been made available for the first auction of the Capacity Investment Scheme. Image: Total Eren.

Chinese solar manufacturers continue to dominate the solar industry, with Wood Mackenzie’s latest module manufacturer rankings including nine Chinese companies among the top 12 manufacturers.In Wood Mackenzie’s top ten solar PV module manufacturer ranking, JA Solar tops the list with the score of 82