Intersolar Liveblog 2024: Ban-Ki Moon, Cate Blanchett at ‘We Choose Earth Tour’
Our pv magazine newshounds are walking the floors in Munich today to bring you all the developments at Intersolar Europe 2024.
India’s GUVNL allocates 500 MW hybrid wind-solar at $0.040/kWh
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has awarded 500 MW of hybrid solar-wind projects at an average rate of INR 3.36 ($0.040)/kWh. The winning developers will install grid-connected projects on a build-own-operate basis, with the freedom to choose any location in India.
US solar module manufacturing capacity grows by 11 GW in Q1
Total US solar module production capacity increased by more than 11 GW in the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report.
French agency warns against unchecked reuse of secondhand solar modules
Soren, the French environmental agency, has warned that uninstalled panels are often resold or exported through loosely regulated reuse channels, especially to developing countries.
Longi denies rumors about factory closures in Southeast Asia
Chinese manufacturer Longi says it is not shutting down its factory in Malaysia, nor it is idling its production lines in Vietnam, but it acknowledges that it is implementing production adjustments at these facilities.
Fronius to cut 350 jobs
Fronius has revealed plans to cut 350 jobs due to “persistently weak sales” from its solar energy division. The Austrian inverter manufacturer significantly expanded production and hired new employees in 2022 and 2023.
World’s largest solar plant goes online in China
China Green Development Group has switched on the 3.5 GW Midong solar project in Urumqi, China’s Xinjiang region. The project required an investment of CNY 15.45 billion ($2.13 billion).
PVEL releases tenth edition of ‘PV Module Reliability Scorecard’
The independent test lab Kiwa PVEL names 53 manufacturers and 388 models–a record number of Top Performers in the ten-year history of the Scorecard.
Freight costs edge toward pandemic levels, hitting solar module costs
Freight costs, which represent around 4% of a solar module’s total costs, are increasing on trade lines between the Far East and the US West Coast, Northern Europe, and Mediterranean region.
