6%! Enphase Energy Cuts Workforce As Part Of Cost Reduction Restructuring
PVTIME – Enphase Energy has announced plans to cut 6% of its workforce, which is about 160 people, as part of a big plan to cut costs. The solar technology…
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LONGi, Jinko and Trina Storage Secure Major Overseas Contracts
PVTIME – Chinese photovoltaic and energy storage firms are continuing to gain a strong foothold in international markets. Industry leaders such as LONGi, Jinko Energy and Trina Storage have announced…
SpaceX & Tesla to Deliver 200GW US Solar Capacity by 2029
PVTIME – At the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, announced that SpaceX and Tesla will construct a combined solar capacity of 200GW…
Tesla Charging Station Battery Storage Unit Catches Fire in San Marcos, California
PVTIME – At around 3 a.m. local time on 21 January 2026, a battery energy storage unit supplying 20 Tesla electric vehicle charging points caught fire in the car park…
100,000T Polysilicon Plant in Oman to Launch Q1 Production
PVTIME – Solar polysilicon manufacturer United Solar Holding has secured over $900 million in funding for its polysilicon facility in Oman. With this financing finalised, the company’s 100,000-tonne polysilicon plant…
27%! Oxford PV Targets Perovskite Efficiency 20-Year Lifespan by 2028
PVTIME – Oxford PV, a leading perovskite solar firm, plans to mass-produce perovskite/silicon tandem modules by 2028 as the reliability and photoelectric conversion efficiency of these modules improves. At the…
15-16GWh! Trina Solar Targets Energy Storage Shipments in 2026
PVTIME – Trina Solar has announced that its energy storage shipments exceeded 8GWh in 2025, with overseas deliveries accounting for over 60%. Trina Solar is targeting 15–16 GWh of energy…
Tesla Launches US Assembled Solar Panels
PVTIME – Tesla has updated its online configurator to launch a new solar panel, focusing primarily on its assembly at the Gigafactory in Buffalo, New York, USA. This new product…
Canadian Solar Triumphs in US TOPCon Patent Battle
PVTIME – The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board has issued a final ruling on a TOPCon solar cell patent dispute between US-based Maxeon Solar…
300-500GW! Musk Unveils Revolutionary Global Energy Solution
PVTIME – Elon Musk announced on X that Starlink will transport 300–500GW of solar modules to space annually to power AI computing, with space-based AI capacity set to exceed the…
