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JA Solar starts mass production of PV panels at its newest manufacturing facility in Xingtai, China

JA Solar Holdings has announced that it has started mass production of high performance PV panels at its newest module manufacturing facility in Xingtai, Hebei province, China. The new manufacturing facility of JA Solar is located in the Economic Development District of Xingtai city, has an annual capacity of 1.5 GW with fully automated assembly […]

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Waaree Energies Gets SEBI Nod For Rs.1500 Cr IPO

Waaree Energies Ltd, one of the country’s largest solar module manufacturers has received approval from markets regulator SEBI to launch its initial public offering (IPO). In September, the company had filed draft papers with SEBI. The IPO comprises fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1350 crore, and an offer for sale up to 4,007,500 equity […]

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Organic Molecule Offering 12.25% Energy Efficiency Discovered

Scientists achieved a certified energy efficiency of 12.25 percent on an area of one square centimeter In a breakthrough development, scientists from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have discovered a new organic molecule that absorbs more light than the conventional silicon used in solar cells. Teaming up with partners from the South China University of Technology […]

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JinkoSolar Swings To Q1 Loss On Lower Shipments, Weak Prices

JinkoSolar Holding Co. reported a sharp drop in first-quarter revenue and swung to a net loss as weak pricing and lower shipments weighed on margins, the company said in its latest financial results. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 fell 33% sequentially to RMB13.84 billion (US$1.91 billion), down from RMB20.65 billion in Q4 2024 […]

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Fraunhofer ISE Research Cuts Silver Use In Solar Cells by 90%

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells with silver consumption of just 1.4 milligrams per watt peak — about one-tenth (which is 90%) of the current industrial standard. The breakthrough comes as global demand for photovoltaics rises, with a shift to a climate-neutral energy system […]

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Update: Rayzon Solar’s Pre IPO Round Attracts $16.2 Million

An earlier version of this story mentioned Sachin Tendulkar as an investor in Rayzon Solar’s maiden funding round, based on details from the company’s regulatory filing (MGT-14).  However, the latest filing (PAS-3) does not show any share allotment to Tendulkar. Accordingly, we have updated the story and removed his name. Solar panel manufacturer Rayzon Solar […]

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Bigger & Faster – South India’s Renewable Comeback

South India, which heralded some of the earliest large-scale solar and wind projects in the country, is now further expanding its clean energy footprint. Again, one could say that some of India’s most notable renewable achievements came from the region before 2020. From the then-largest solar plant at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu with a 648 […]

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India’s Rooftop Solar Poised To Hit 25-30 GW By FY27: CareEdge

India’s rooftop solar energy capacity is projected to surge, rising from 17 GW to an estimated 25–30 GW between FY25 and FY27, according to CareEdge Research.  With a total renewable capacity of 220 GW as of FY25 and a national target of 300 GW solar capacity by 2030. Rooftop solar, particularly in the Commercial & […]

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We focus on efficiency rather than number of people: Emmvee Photovoltaic

It was in June last year, when results from PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an autonomous testing facility catering to the downstream solar industry and affiliated with the Kiwa Group, released its newest PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The 10th edition of the widely awaited annual scorecard of solar module quality featured 53 manufacturers as Top Performers in […]

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