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In a new weekly update for pv magazineOPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a brief overview of the major price trends in the global PV industry. November 7, 2025 OPIS Chinese TOPCon cell prices have fallen this week due to weaker trade interest in the export market and ongoing renegotiations of existing India-linked contracts due to the country’s recently announced anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar cells. According to the OPIS Solar Weekly Report published on November 4, FOB China TOPCon M10 cell prices were assessed 1.22% lower at $0.0405/W, with price guidance between $0.0400-0.0414/W. India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies…

The Chinese company says its new EnerCube product is designed for commercial and industrial applications. It has a capacity of 2,250 kWh. November 7, 2025 Lior Kahana The EnerCube Image: Vilion Chinese energy services company Vilion has released a new modular containerized battery energy storage system. It’s called the EnerCube and is designed for commercial and industrial applications, including industrial and office parks, solar plus storage plus EV charging stations and support services for grid operators. “It features highly efficient charging and discharging capabilities, along with a fast response time of less than 200ms,” the company said in a statement.…

India’s solar industry is expanding at a pace unmatched in global clean energy. EUPD Research estimates that the country will install 213 GW of new solar capacity between 2025 and 2029, averaging 42 GW a year. Yet manufacturing capacity is rising far faster, creating a structural surplus that could redefine global supply and pricing. By 2030, India’s module manufacturing capacity is projected to exceed 280 GW, with cell capacity jumping from 26 GW in 2025 to 171 GW, a 6.6-fold increase. Wafer production could reach 45 GW, indicating deeper upstream integration. This growth is underpinned by policies such as the…

Cooperation agreement to promote solar panels for satellite power systems Idemitsu Kosan and Source Energy Company are working together to jointly develop solar panel products for use in high LEO and MEO satellite applications. The project will combine Idemitsu’s CIGS thin-film solar cell technology with Source Energy’s solar modules and deployable array development capacity. The announcement comes amid increasing demand for satellite power systems and a shortage of high-quality solar cells. This effort aims to provide a safe alternative to the gallium arsenide cells currently central to the satellite sector and which pose significant geopolitical and supply chain risks. Idemitsu’s…

Italy’s 2026 budget law limits the “Iperammortamento2026” tax incentive to European-made heterojunction (HJT) and tandem perovskite solar panels. Experts say the move gives Italian manufacturer 3Sun a strategic advantage and warn that the exclusion of tunnel oxide-passivated contact (TOPCon) and back-contact (BC) technologies could distort competition and create market inefficiencies. November 7, 2025 Sergio Matalucci By pv magazine Italy With the publication of the 2026 budget law, the Italian government has made changes to the “Iperammortamento” tax incentive, which encourages companies to invest in new assets, including PV systems related to energy efficiency projects. The law limits eligibility to European-made…

Cambridge Photon Technology, a deep-tech spin-out from the University of Cambridge focusing on materials technology, has raised £1.56 million to commercialize its ‘photon multiplier’ technology.The patented technology developed by Cambridge Photon Technology (CPT) is a drop-in solution that allows existing silicon solar panels to generate more power, the company said. The pre-Series A funding round raised £926,000 of equity investment with a £630,000 grant from Innovate UK’s Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies programme. The equity investment came from international companies: Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Spectrum Impact, Tybourne Capital, Providence Investment Company and SourceSquared. Cambridge Enterprise’s involvement made the Innovate…

Researchers in India have developed a new layout design tool to identify optimal locations for installing solar panels on undulating terrain. The tool consists of two components: a filter module that excludes unsuitable areas of land, and an algorithm that determines the optimal distribution of panels over the remaining usable area. The approach was demonstrated at a test site in India. November 7, 2025 Lior Kahana A group of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology have developed a new algorithm to optimize the placement of photovoltaic (PV) panels on undulating hilly terrain. The Python-based tool was tested on real…

Solar energy developer BOOM Power has sold two solar projects with a combined capacity of 110MW to solar PV developer-operator Enray Power. The first project, the Firsfield Solar Plant, is located to the east of Firsfield in the parish of Bardwell, West Suffolk, and covers approximately 237 hectares of rural land. It will deliver an installed capacity of 71 MWp with export capacity of up to 46.9 MWac and received planning approval from West Suffolk Council in April 2024.Meanwhile, the second project, the Osgodby Solar Farm in North Yorkshire, located north-east of Osgodby and north-west of Cliffe Common, will cover…

Dorset Council has announced plans to develop a 50MW solar PV facility on the Farms Estate site in Chickerell.The council plans to build the power station on council-owned land, Higher South Buckland Farm, a site that Dorset Council says has already been identified as suitable for solar energy generation in its local plan options. The design of the solar site will preserve public rights of way and provide a net benefit to biodiversity.According to the council, if it goes ahead, the project will be one of the largest renewable energy projects on council-owned land in the South West of England.The…

National solar developer Pine Gate Renewables is applying Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the sale of its solar and energy storage project portfolio and its independent energy producer activities. This includes completed and under-development projects, of which the company indicates there is 10 GWdirect current in progress. Credit: Pine Gate Renewables According to the press release announcing bankruptcy and sale of company assetsPine Gate intends to continue operations through the transaction. In September, Blue Ridge Power, the engineering, purchasing and construction subsidiary of Pine Gate Renewables, filed a WARN notice with the state to lay off more than 500 employees by…