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The Intersolar Europe 2024 trade show closed its doors for another year on Friday (21st June). Ahead of further coverage and interviews from the conference, this piece will collate a few of the key takeaways that we saw on the ground at the show last week.

660GW of solar PV capacity will  be deployed in 2024 as market demand responds to sustained low module prices, according to polysilicon market researcher Bernreuter Research.

The two-pronged attack of vastly growing solar capacity and the shift to n-type technologies has converged to make silver a real pressure point for future solar manufacturing.

PV Tech's coverage of the SNEC 2024 trade show continues on day two, kicking off with a discussion with GCL System Integration.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi Green Energy has addressed rumours it is planning to shut down production at its facilities in Southeast Asia in response to US import tariffs coming into force.

A leading PV technologist has called for new cell testing standards to safeguard against failures in TOPCon and HJT modules.

University of New South Wales' Bram Hoex discusses why stability is as important as the higher efficiencies offered by cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT.

Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi has launched a new solar module which it said exhibits the benefits of standardised module and wafer sizes in the solar industry.

The module procurement tenders of China's state-owned enterprises have always been a barometer, revealing the fierce competition within the industry over everything from module technology to pricing.

Quarterly reports from China’s big-five PV module producers highlight the challenges PV manufacturers face in maintaining profitability.