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Public utility in Michigan to shut all coal plants and add 8 GW solar by 2040

Michigan’s largest electric and natural gas utility Consumers Energy is going to close down all of its coal plants by 2025 after the approval...

US consortium to buy 6-7 GW modules per year to boost domestic solar manufacturing

Four leading independent power producers in the United States have formed a new consortium to purchase 6 to 7 GW of crystalline silicon solar...

Global crystalline silicon solar cells capacity reaches 423.5GW: CPIA

The current global total capacity of crystalline silicon solar cells has reached 423.5 GW, up 69.8% YoY, with total output of 223.9 GW, up...

EU national experts discuss ways to speed up permitting procedures for RE projects

On Monday, a multi-country workshop on permit-granting processes for renewable energy projects took place in the European Union.The aim of the workshop was to...

European Parliament to ban forced labour products

The European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution calling for an import ban on products produced with forced labour from entering the EU market. This...

Polysilicon prices back on upward trend after 2 weeks of stability

This week, the prices of polysilicon have returned to the upward trend with around 2% increase for polysilicon recharging, polysilicon prime for mono, and...

China connected 16.88 GW solar to the grid in 4 months, up 126.7%

According to the latest data from the National Energy Administration (NEA), China has connected 16.88 gigawatts of solar PV to the grid from January...

Soaring solar raw materials prices could thwart REPowerEU plans

The REPowerEU initiative has the potential to add at least 420 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations by 2030; however, rising solar raw material costs...

Bright outlook for global solar, but regional challenges will affect supply chain

The global solar industry continues to shine brightly, with global PV installations setting records in 2021 and will do again this year. And while...

China bans solar on river, lake, reservoir to protect ecosystem

China forbids the installation of solar and wind power systems on rivers, lakes and reservoirs, according to the guidelines published by the Ministry of...
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Shuangliang starts building 50 GW of monocrystalline silicon project

The commencement activity of Shuangliang Phase III 50 GW monocrystalline silicon project was held in the Xitu High-tech Zone, Inner Mongolia’s Baotou City on...

Main application, prospect of carbon neutralization technologies

The Ministry of Science and Technology recently organized the first meeting of the National Carbon Neutralization Technology Expert Committee in Beijing to assess the...

N-type TOPCon will take 54% of market share in 2025

The n-type TOPCon technology has shown prominent advantages, and will cover a market share of 25% this year, said Li Bingzhi, Senior Manager of...

New 330 GW of solar will be installed globally in 2023: CPIA

In 2023, the global newly installed capacity (AC-end) may reach 280-330 GW, including 95-120 GW of domestic installation, said Wang Qing, Deputy Director of...

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