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Test Lab Kiwa Pel has published his 11th annual PV -module Reliability Scorecard. This digital resource offers stakeholders in the solar industry of test insights obtained from the flagship product qualification program of Kiwa Pvel (PQP). The PQP is an extensive series of extensive reliability and performance tests that evaluate solar modules under a wide range of environmental and mechanical conditions – including the effects of extreme temperatures and high humidity, as well as the effects of mechanical stress, hail and ultraviolet light. Kiwa Pel In the 11th edition, Kiwa Pvel mentions a total of 50 manufacturers as “top artists”…

In May, Germany registered 130 hours of negative day-ahead power prices, driven by the surplus of the afternoon Zonne-Zon, because the PV output regularly surpassed the question. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) says that prices have fallen 160 hours under € 1/($ 1.14). June 6, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Image: Fraunhofer Ise/Energy hit lists By PV Magazine Germany The German day-light electricity spot price became negative in May 130 hours, a total of 744 hours before the month, according to data from Fraunhofer Isee. Negative prices occurred for 21 of the 31 days in May, usually when…

The California State Assembly has approved a bill that would force individuals to buy property with solar projects in new net billing scenarios, which would probably reduce compensation for their energy export. Assembly Bill 942 Now goes to the Senate of the state of California. If established, AB 942 would require that immovable good with renewable energy projects, such as solar panels, are transferred from their existing network contracts to NEM 3.0 in an attempt to resolve the “cost shift” of utility costs on non-solo-electric customers. If the Senate passed and signed by the governor, this would take effect from…

The supplier of the Chinese PV production equipment is spreading to Malaysia with the aim of ‘improving the flexibility and efficiency of the supply chain’. June 6, 2025 Vincent Shaw Jinchen Solar Module Production Line Image: Jinchen Machinery Jinchen -Technology Announced plans on 30 May to expand his overseas presence by setting up a complete subsidiary in Malaysia through his unity established in Singapore. The project will include an investment of USD 6.5 million (CNY 47.2 million), financed by internally or self -trained capital. The move is intended to stimulate Jinchen’s share in the global PV equipment market and to…

Saatvik Solar has broken the land on a 4.8 GW solar cell and 4 GW module -Production -factory in East India, with module production that starts at the end of the tax 2026 and cell production per tax 2027. June 6, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Saatvik Solar Industries, a complete subsidiary of Saatvik Green Energy, started work on his integrated solar cell and module production facility in Odisha. The facility has 4.8 GW solar cell and 4 GW production capacity for solar module. The factory is set up on Landsubsubs from Tata Steel Special Economic Zone LTD…

The New Mexico Energy department, Minerals and Natural Resources has announced that it accepts applications for Loans to finance energy efficiency upgrades In commercial buildings that serve a community goal. Upgrades on solar and electrical panel are eligible for loans as part of an extensive project for energy efficiency project plan. EMNRD received $ 5.3 million from the US Dept. Or Energy to create an energy efficiency twisting fund (EILLF), which offers low interest loans ranging from $ 250,000 to $ 1 million to eligible organizations throughout the state. Eligible organizations include non-profit and profit motive that have or exploit…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineOpis, a Dow Jones company, offers a quick look at the most important trends in the global PV industry. June 6, 2025 Opis This week FOB China kept prices for Mono Perc M10 and N-type G12 waffles stable at $ 0.133/PC and $ 0.166/PC respectively. N-type M10 waffle prices, on the other hand, fell to $ 0.122/PC, which marked a week-on-week decrease of 2.40%. The downward trend in the N-type M10 wafer prices has now been extended to eight consecutive weeks, driven by persistently weak electricity demand. Since their peak at the beginning…

Honorive cooled batteries immerse cells in a special liquid as a fire protection measure, as XYZ director ZHA Qing explained to PV Magazine on the May Europe Furnish Show of May. June 6, 2025 Luis Ini ZHA Qing, Senior Manager of Overseas Market Development, International Business Department, XYZ Image: Luis Ini, PV Magazine By ESS News The Chinese manufacturer XYZ has launched a 125 kW/261 kWh immersion-cooled battery as a Galaxy hundred and hide, which immerses its battery cells in a dielectric liquid that can store an electrical charge but has poor electrical conductivity. That fire safety measure, developed in…

A residential solar installation in West Virginia by Solar Holler. In the hills of West Virginia, families finally start to see real lighting of high energy bills – thanks to programs that make solar energy accessible and affordable. But now the congress threatens to reverse the policy that made that progress possible. The Trump government has a declared purpose of American energy dominance, but the serious cutbacks of the household account on the energy tax credits are in danger of bringing energy chaos instead. The bill that has been adopted by the house will decimate the tree production -Bloom, the…

By PV Magazine Brazil The import of photovoltaic modules, cells and systems fell at the beginning of 2025, according to new data from the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade. Brazil imported $ 722.2 million free on board (FOB) of these products from January to April, a decrease of $ 1.08 billion a year earlier. The recession comes in the midst of various headwinds: a higher input load, a basic interest rate of 14.75%, and the decision of the government not to reimburse PV system owners for disposal. According to the Absolar, these factors have pushed large international developers…