Photovoltaics
Method to produce electricity from solar radiation
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| 2025 | Through their battery energy storage subsidiary e-STORAGE, Canadian Solar has shipped over 6.5 GWh of battery energy storage solutions worldwide. |
| 2025 | Canadian Solar has globally delivered more than 133 GW of solar PV modules, establishing themselves as one of the largest global suppliers of TOPCon solar cell technology. |
| March 2025 | Huawei became the subject of a corruption investigation in Brussels, Belgium, with Belgian federal prosecutors examining potential bribery allegations targeting the European Parliament. The investigation draws parallels to the 2022 Qatargate scandal and focuses on potential 'active corruption' within the EU legislative body. |
| 2024 | Massive increases in solar panel production in China caused module prices to drop to as low as $0.11/W, representing over a 90 percent reduction from 2011 prices. |
| 2024 |
Copper indium gallium selenide solar cell
A CIGS solar cell efficiency record of 23.64% was claimed, marking the highest documented efficiency for this type of thin-film solar cell technology to date.
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| 2024 | ST became the sixth shareholder of Quintauris, a joint company aimed at standardizing the RISC-V ecosystem. |
| 2024 | Canadian Solar ranked first among Energy & Utility companies in Newsweek's World's Most Trustworthy Companies 2024 list. |
| 2024 | Received an EcoVadis Platinum Sustainability Rating, placing the company in the top 5% of companies assessed in its sector. |
| 2024 | CSI Solar Co. Ltd., a Canadian Solar subsidiary, supplied 256 megawatts of solar modules for two large utility-scale solar projects in South Africa's North West Province, capable of generating 580 gigawatt hours of renewable energy annually and powering 40,000 households while reducing carbon emissions by 595,000 tons. |
| 2024 | Released 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report highlighting ongoing reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and environmental intensities. |
| 2024 | First Solar disclosed an audit that discovered the use of forced labor in a Malaysian factory producing parts for the company. |
| December 2024 | Shuki Nir was appointed as the new CEO, replacing interim CEO Ronen Faier. |
| November 2024 | Canadian Solar announced plans to construct a $712 million battery plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with an initial capacity of 3 GWh and planned limited production starting in 2025. |
| November 2024 | JinkoSolar Holding Co. announced an offering of up to 4.5 billion yuan seeking a listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange. |
| July 2024 | The German government announced an agreement with telecommunication companies to remove Chinese 5G equipment, including Huawei, by 2029. |
| July 18 2024 |
Formula Sun Grand Prix
Team Éclipse from École de technologie supérieure won the Single Occupant Class, completing 215 laps for a total of 677.25 miles.
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| July 18 2024 |
Formula Sun Grand Prix
Project Esteban from Polytechnique Montréal won the Multi-Occupant Class with a top score of 88.57.
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| July 16 2024 |
Formula Sun Grand Prix
Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) held at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, running through July 18th. The event served as a qualifier for the Electrek American Solar Challenge.
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| June 2024 | Achieved a world record of 26.9% efficiency for residential solar panels using perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells, promising consumers over 20% more power from the same solar panel footprint. |
| June 2024 | Completed the acquisition by KKR, three months after the initial announcement. |
| June 25 2024 | SolarEdge stock plunged nearly 15% in early morning trading, dropping to $28.41, a significant decline from its previous all-time high. |
| June 21 2024 | Huawei announced that HarmonyOS is installed on over 900 million devices and has become the second most popular mobile OS in China. |
| April 2024 | A security firm discovered security vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of LG smart TV models running WebOS versions 4 to 7, which could potentially allow hackers to hijack the devices. |
| March 2024 | Announced majority stake acquisition by US private equity company KKR for an undisclosed amount, two years after rebranding as Avantus. |
| February 2024 | Forecasts production costs of 18.8 Cent/Watt and average sales prices of 18.2 Cent/kWh for approximately 16 GW of sales. |
| February 11 2024 | Canadian Solar's bifacial panels powered the entire Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada through the EDF Arrow Canyon solar-plus-storage project on the Moapa Indian Reservation. |
| January 2024 | Company set a new record of 25% efficiency from industrial sized solar modules, demonstrating significant advancement in solar panel technology. |
| January 2024 |
Photovoltaic power station
First successful test of a solar farm in space, demonstrating the feasibility of collecting solar power using photovoltaic cells and beaming energy down to Earth. This breakthrough shows potential for solar power generation independent of cloud cover or solar cycle limitations.
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| 2023 | International Energy Agency declared solar PV as the cheapest source of electricity in history for projects with low-cost financing and high-quality resources. |
| 2023 | A solar PV project in Qatar achieved a record-low bid pricing of 0.015 US$/kWh. |
| 2023 | LG ranked 4th globally in industrial design registrations with 352 design registrations published under the Hague System. |
| 2023 | LG ranked 6th globally in patent applications with 1,887 patent applications published under the PCT System. |
| 2023 |
Space-based solar power
Caltech team successfully demonstrates beaming power to Earth from a space-based solar power system.
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| 2023 |
Financial incentives for photovoltaics
Typical feed-in tariffs in New Zealand ranged from 7c to 17c per kWh, with electricity suppliers limiting solar connections to a maximum of 10 kW of generating capacity.
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| 2023 |
Financial incentives for photovoltaics
Major electricity retailers in Ireland began offering Clean Export Guarantee tariffs ranging from 18c to 24c per kWh, along with a fixed daily charge for grid connectivity.
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| 2023 | Plans to open a new 150 mm silicon carbide substrate manufacturing facility in Catania. |
| 2023 | STMicroelectronics partnered with Synopsys to design a working chip on Microsoft Corp's cloud, marking the first use of AI software for chip design. |
| 2023 | Blue Sky Solar Racing developed Borealis, their 11th generation solar car, to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. |
| 2023 |
Solar cell research
Germano established Oxhy s.r.l., a startup dedicated to further developing the Oxhydroelectric effect research, transitioning from the previous research conducted at Promete s.r.l.
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| 2023 | Received 'Prime' Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) status and a 'B' rating from Institutional Shareholder Services, ranking among the top 5% in its sector. |
| 2023 | Received the Global Sustainability Reporting of the Year Award from Environmental Finance for the company's 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report. |
| 2023 | Completed a sustainability transformation, achieving a 37% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, 37% reduction in manufacturing energy intensity, 72% reduction in manufacturing water intensity, and 54% reduction in manufacturing waste intensity. |
| 2023 | Developed and constructed a 51.1-megawatt-peak solar power project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, utilizing approximately 130,000 Canadian Solar bifacial modules and generating over 107,748 megawatt hours of electricity annually. |
| 2023 | Completed a Responsible Business Alliance Validated Assessment Program at its solar module factory in Thailand, earning a silver-level rating for labor practices, health and safety, environment, ethics, and management systems. |
| 2023 | Completed Colombia's first utility-scale battery storage project in Barranquilla, a 45-megawatt, 45-megawatt-hour lithium-ion storage system designed to strengthen the electricity transmission network in northern Colombia. This was Canadian Solar's first energy storage project in Latin America. |
| 2023 | Al Dhafra Solar project in the United Arab Emirates opened, being one of the world's largest solar projects. |
| 2023 | SMA generated worldwide sales of 1,904.1 million euros and an EBITDA of 311 million euros, employing 4,377 people. |
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