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Chinese module manufacturer Trina Solar has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marubeni Australia to supply 1.5GW of its ‘Vertex N’ modules in the Oceania region over a five-year period. The deal will see Trina Solar provide its TOPCon (tunnel
Switzerland-based institutional investment group SUSI Partners is set to develop two large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants in the metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile. The projects, developed in collaboration with Chilean firm BIWO, will have a combined solar PV generation capacity of 232MWp
The EU Internal Market and International Trade committees have adopted a draft regulation that proposes banning products with forced labor in their supply chains from entering the EU. The regulation aims to introduce a framework for investigating companies’ supply chains for the
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has officially come into force in the United States, and it has potential far-reaching implications for the solar industry. The UFLPA assumes that any items “wholly or in part” made in China’s Xinjiang region, where
A group of European solar manufacturing companies, startups, and component suppliers has issued an open letter through the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), calling on the EU to take decisive action to safeguard the European PV manufacturing industry. The companies express concern
Heraeus Group, a German technology group specializing in PV components, has made a strategic investment in Holosolis, the French PV manufacturing startup. The undisclosed stake acquisition is aimed at supporting the development of Holosolis’ ambitious 5GW module assembly plant in Hambach, France.
French startup HoloSolis, in collaboration with German research organization Fraunhofer ISE, is set to establish a groundbreaking 5GW PV production plant in Sarreguemines, France. HoloSolis, founded by EIT InnoEnergy, IDEC Group, and TSE, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Fraunhofer ISE
In a significant move towards bolstering France’s solar manufacturing capabilities, Holosolis, a startup founded by EIT InnoEnergy, has revealed plans to construct a state-of-the-art 5GW solar module assembly plant. Collaborating with partners IDEC Group and solar developer TSE, the project is set
French chemical manufacturer Armor Group has made a strategic move by acquiring a 20% stake in Holosolis, a pioneering photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing startup. The investment details remain undisclosed, but Armor Group’s entry into Holosolis is expected to foster collaboration in advancing perovskite-silicon
B2U, a pioneer in second-life energy storage, has successfully commissioned its latest project, the Cuyama Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), featuring a 3MW/12MWh capacity. Located near New Cuyama in California, this project utilizes repurposed batteries from Honda Clarity electric vehicles (EVs). Connected