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Large Scale Solar Summit USA addresses Trump tariffs’ impact on solar industry

Large Scale Solar Summit USA addresses Trump tariffs’ impact on solar industry

Latest Large Scale Solar USA will focus on tariffs, taxes and trade policies. Image: Solar Media The US solar industry may be celebrating a record-breaking year with 49GW of new capacity added and renewables surpassing 1,000TWh of total electricity generation, but newly announced tariffs have created uncertainty. New levies on goods from Southeast Asian countries,

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European Solar Manufacturing Council urges Borussia Dortmund not to use JA Solar modules

European Solar Manufacturing Council urges Borussia Dortmund not to use JA Solar modules

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has criticized Borussia Dortmund’s decision to install 11,000 JA Solar panels on its stadium roof, citing the supplier’s exclusion from the US market over alleged links to forced labor. April 4, 2025 Ralph Diermann Image: Borussia Dortmund From pv magazine Germany Borussia Dortmund (BVB) recently announced plans to equip

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Solar panels made from moon dust could power future lunar colonies

Solar panels made from moon dust could power future lunar colonies

Future lunar bases could run on solar panels forged from molten moon dust, turning the Moon’s surface into an energy source, thanks to a new research breakthrough.  Scientists at the University of Potsdam have engineered so-called “moonglass” solar cells made by melting artificial moon dust or “regolith” and then combining it with a layer of

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Gonvarri Solar Steel launches TracSmarT+1P trackers

Gonvarri Solar Steel launches TracSmarT+1P trackers

Latest The new trackers can tilt up to 60 degrees. Image: Gonvarri Solar Steel. Spanish tracker manufacturer Gonvarri Solar Steel has launched its latest tracker, a dual-row 1P solar tracker, dubbed TracSmatT+1P. The new trackers can tilt up to 60 degrees, and integrate the company’s ‘SmarTSlope’ technology, which enables individual piles to be tilted up

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Astronergy, four Turkish PV manufacturers to invest US$2.5 billion in solar cell plants

Astronergy, four Turkish PV manufacturers to invest US$2.5 billion in solar cell plants

Latest Astronergy also aims to establish a TOPCon R&D facility in Turkey. Image: Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology via YouTube. Chinese-owned solar manufacturer Astronergy has made plans to invest US$584 million in a solar cell plant in Turkey. This investment is part of Turkey’s High Tech Turkiye Investment Incentive Programme (HIT-30) launched last year

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GPG inaugurates Western Australia’s first grid-connected large-scale hybrid solar-battery project

GPG inaugurates Western Australia’s first grid-connected large-scale hybrid solar-battery project

GPG confirmed that the solar PV power plant includes around 229,500 solar PV modules, and the BESS was supplied by energy storage and inverter supplier Sungrow. It required an investment of €172 million (AU$300 million) to fully develop, with over AU$229,000 allocated to community engagement and benefit-sharing initiatives. The company claimed this is Western Australia’s

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