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Intersolar Europe 2024

LONGi presents enhanced back contact PV modules

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LONGi launches new solar module innovations based on back contact technology and introduces rectangular M11 wafer with improved performance at Intersolar Solar Europe 2024 this week.

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Aiko/GCL

ABC solar module with low carbon footprint launched at Intersolar

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Aiko and GCL Tech have unveiled a high-efficiency module with a low carbon footprint, featuring n-type ABC (All Back Contact) technology and embedded granular silicon genes, at Intersolar Europe.

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Technology

Longi: New Tera silicon wafers

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Longi announced the launch of its newly developed Tera silicon wafers for the mass market in September. They are suitable for the currently prevailing solar technologies such as Topcon, heterojunction (HJT) and back contact cells (BC).

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Manufacturing

End of European PV production?

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The PV market is booming. But European manufacturers are in crisis mode due to the overwhelmingly favourable competition from China. Companies such as Meyer Burger are threatening to close down module production. They are calling for resilience bonuses, among other incentives.

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New report Rethink Energy

The cost and efficiency screw for PV modules continues to turn

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Rethink Energy has published a new report analyzing the cost breakdown of silicon solar modules through to 2040, with particular detail given to usage rates pf polysilicon, high-purity quartz, and silver paste, as well as technological improvements in the Czochralski Process and wafer production.

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Manufacturing

NexWafe reinforces management team

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NexWafe strengthens its management team with the appointment of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Rick Schwerdtfeger and André Seemaier as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Recently the company has broken grund on ist first wafer production facility in Bitterfeld/Germany.

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Manufacturing

Resilience of supply chains as Achilles' heel

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The resilience of supply chains for key technologies for the energy transition, such as photovoltaics and wind power, is in a poor state in Europe. Import dependency, especially on China, is immensely high. A study shows this and gives recommendations.

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Financing

Solar modules: Market prices remain low

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The market prices of solar cells, wafers and panels currently follow the same pattern as energy prices. "The prices are 7 to 8 euro cents per watt peak lower than a year ago, why wait any longer", asks Gerard Scheper, CEO of European Solar.

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Manufacturing

Meyer Burger and NorSun: long-term supply of solar silicon wafers made in Europe

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Wafer manufacturer NorSun and Meyer Burger Technology AG enter into a supply agreement for silicon wafers, thus strengthening the independence of European solar supply chains.

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Manufacturing

Call for support of European PV manufacturing

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In an open letter, 13 CEOs of leading European solar organisations urge the European Commission to take bold action to boost investment in Europe’s solar PV industrial base, in order to reinforce the Commission’s solar deployment and energy security ambitions.

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PV manufacturing Europe

"Scaling up is key"

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The PV manufacturing chain in Europe is almost entirely dependent from China. There are first attempts for a renaissance of European PV production. But not all national governments recognize its strategic importance. Jochen Rentsch, Fraunhofer-ISE, comments in an interview.

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PV manufacturing

Meyer Burger secures silicon wafers from European production

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Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with the Norwegian manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin.

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Qcells:

Sweden: Low carbon footprint panels to power 6.1 MW PV rooftop

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Swedish solar power developer Soltech will build a 6.1 MW solar system at Coop Sverige AB's new goods terminal in Eskilstuna, Sweden, using Qcells' certified CfP modules, made with recycled and low-carbon polysilicon.

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International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV):

High-efficiency modules and large formats with higher market share

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High-efficiency modules and large module formats achieve higher market share and larger wafers are established,  the 13th edition of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV) states.

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Systems compatibility:

Leading the charge for compatibility in the Ultra-High Power era

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Trina Solar continues to drive collaboration across the entire value chain to achieve full compatibility with Vertex 210mm silicon wafer modules, designed to enable 600+ watts of output.