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Back contact solar technology: from premium niche to mainstream contender

Back contact solar technology: from premium niche to mainstream contender

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“This year we are starting to see clients—mostly independent power producers (IPPs); engineering, procurement and construction firms (EPCs); and developers—buying back contact modules, and we are auditing back contact module manufacturing lines and inspecting and testing those modules before they leave the factories,” Granata explains. “At the moment, it’s still the minority—less than 10% of […]

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SunPower continues expansion with Ambia Solar acquisition

SunPower continues expansion with Ambia Solar acquisition

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Latest The signing of a non-binding letter of intent comes less than two months after the acquisition of Sunder. Image: SunPower. US solar installer SunPower has continued its expansion in the residential market with the acquisition of Utah-based residential installer Ambia Solar. The companies have signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for US$37.5 million

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NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’

NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket designed for the NG-2 mission is pictured at sunset at Launch Complex 36, the evening of Nov. 8, 2025. The rocket will carry NASA’s ESCAPADE mission along with a payload demonstration for Viasat. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 12, 10:40 a.m. EST (1540 UTC): NASA scrubbed the

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Automated satellite solar module production ramps up in New York

Automated satellite solar module production ramps up in New York

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Kevin Hell, mPower Technology’s CEO, said the company has ordered the equipment needed to double annual automated production capacity to 2 MW by mid-2026. Credit: mPower Technology TAMPA, Fla. — New Mexico-based mPower Technology has started automated, high-volume production of its space-grade solar modules in New York, the company announced Nov. 11 as it ramps

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Waaree unveils 645 W back contact solar module with 23.88% efficiency

Waaree unveils 645 W back contact solar module with 23.88% efficiency

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Waaree Energies has entered the back contact module business with a TOPCon dual-glass module. The new product is based on cells with G12R format. November 11, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: Waaree Energies From pv magazine India Waaree Energies unveiled a new solar module based on back contact (BC) and tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell technology.

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Swath of US solar and storage projects face political ‘limbo’ – SEIA

Swath of US solar and storage projects face political ‘limbo’ – SEIA

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Latest Over 100GW of solar and storage in the US face political disruption despite booming demand for power, SEIA says. Image: Arevon Energy. US solar and storage projects totalling 116GW could be at risk from political disruption, according to new analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association. Data compiled by the US solar trade body

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ReNew gets US$331 million boost from ADB for 2.8GW solar-wind-BESS hybrid renewable plant

ReNew gets US$331 million boost from ADB for 2.8GW solar-wind-BESS hybrid renewable plant

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Latest According to the firm, the funding is part of a US$477 million financial package. Image: ReNew via LinkedIn. Indian independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power has secured US$331 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a hybrid solar plant in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.  According to the firm, the funding is part of a US$477

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Major solar manufacturers report steep Q3 losses

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Major solar manufacturers report steep Q3 losses

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Longi Green Energy, JinkoSolar, and JA Solar each posted significant third-quarter losses amid continued price declines and high inventory levels, raising concerns among analysts about oversupply and margin pressure across the PV supply chain… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/07/chinese-pv-industry-brief-major-solar-manufacturers-report-steep-q3-losses/

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