Swift Solar & Plenitude Pilot Perovskite Tandem Solar Tech
PVTIME – On 24 November 2025, US perovskite tandem solar specialist Swift Solar announced a partnership with Plenitude, the renewable energy arm of Italian energy giant Eni, to run long…
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Australia Achieves Record 5.2GW Solar Additions in 2024, Surpassing 40GW Total Capacity
PVTIME – According to the International Energy Agency’s National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Australia 2024, Australia achieved a record 5.2GW of new solar PV capacity in 2024.…
USTR Extends China Section 301 Tariff Exemptions for 12 Months, Including 14 Solar Manufacturing Items
PVTIME – On 26 November, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a 12-month extension to the tariff exemptions on certain Chinese products. Initially introduced under Section…
10GW! Tata Power Plans Silicon Ingot & Wafer Facility
PVTIME – Tata Power has confirmed approval in principle for a 10GW silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing plant, marking an expansion of its operations upstream in the solar supply chain.…
$800m! GPM Holdings Secures Investment for Moroccan Polysilicon Facility
PVTIME – Morocco has formally signed a major investment agreement with the US-based company GPM Holdings to develop a new polysilicon production facility in the Tan-Tan region. The total investment…
Tongwei GreenTech Seal East Africa Clean Energy Pact
PVTIME – Tongwei Solar and GreenTech SARL have successfully entered into a strategic partnership, marking a new phase of collaboration in the renewable energy markets of East and the Horn…
US DOE Restructures, Scrapping Clean Energy Offices
PVTIME – The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a restructuring on 20th local time, prioritising fossil fuel and nuclear energy resources over divisions that were previously focused on renewable…
Tongwei Officially Launches Australian Branch at All Energy Australia
PVTIME – Tongwei officially opened its Australian branch during the All Energy Australia event, marking a new phase in the company’s regional expansion. At the launch ceremony, Joe Chen, Director…
World’s First Balcony PV Standard Launches in December 2025
PVTIME – Germany’s VDE Association has announced that the world’s first product-level safety standard for plug-and-play photovoltaic systems will be released in December 2025. Titled DIN VDE V 0126-95/VDE V…
Large PV Factory Fire: Solar Cell Workshop Suspected Origin
PVTIME – On the afternoon of 23 November, a large-scale photovoltaic manufacturing plant in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, caught fire. The blaze burned fiercely at its peak, but has now…
