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Sunrise brief: First Solar misses on Q3 revenue, lowers 2025 guidance
Also on the rise: ESS uses iron flow battery deployments to adapt to new customer requirements. ESIG calls for adopting standards for transmission-connected renewables, storage. And more.
Sunrise brief: Longi Green Energy sets world record for solar panel efficiency
Also in the news: PV Hardware unveils solar tracker, LG Energy Solutions plans U.S. battery manufacturing, and more.
Sunrise brief: Solar panels: Larger, thinner… and weaker?
Also on the rise: TOPCon risks. Positive early results from first test of perovskite tandem solar cells in space.
Solar panels: Larger, thinner… and weaker?
With hailstorms in the United States and Australia severely damaging solar arrays – including “golf-ball sized” hail at the 350 MW Fighting Jays project in Texas in March 2024 – insurers are raising premiums and reducing or canceling hail coverage. Everoze Partner Simon Mason discusses the challenges the industry faces in minimizing its hail risk exposure.
Sunrise brief: Crux announces over $3.1 billion in tax credits transferred
Also on the rise: Sunrun and New York utility embark on residential virtual power plant. U.S. solar factories: From announcements to reality. And more.
Sunrise brief: Tax credits announced for solar ingot and wafer manufacturing
Also on the rise: Developer bolsters 1.3 GW Vista Sands Solar proposal with detailed benefits analysis. Striking a balance: Growth, energy and decarbonization.
Sunrise brief: Polysilicon prices remain stable ahead of U.S. Department of Commerce’s anti-dumping ruling
Also on the rise: Two utilities share their experience with reconductoring that can enable more solar. Navigating solar panel supply challenges through digitalization. And more.
Navigating solar panel supply challenges through digitalization
High interest rates, excess warehouse inventory, and falling component prices have created a perfect storm for solar distributors since October 2023. BayWa re Solar Trade CEO Frank Jessel explains how the industry can embrace true digitalization to better navigate this volatility.
Sunrise brief: General Motors launches residential storage system
Also on the rise: Powering restaurants with rooftop PV, reversible fuel cells. JinkoSolar, Trina say TOPCon modules outperform p-type back-contact panels. And more.
In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
