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As PV module prices break through the US$0.30c/W barrier, how are production and procurement adapting?

Module makers have reduced capacity utilisation rates in response to surging prices. Image: JA Solar. Before and after China’s National Day holiday last week, two things that have affected the PV ...
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Module prices steady as market mulls price hikes

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry. The Chinese Module Marker (CMM), the OPIS benchmark ...
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Module quality is suffering as PV producers cut costs

‘We’re seeing that manufacturers have tried to remove materials, remove costs from those modules, to cut their losses, and that presents reliability risks,’ says Tristan Erion-Lorico. Image: Kiwa PVEL ...
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Global solar module prices stable-to-firm as markets wind down for year end

FOB China: The Chinese Module Marker (CMM), the OPIS benchmark assessment for TOPCon modules from China held steady this week at $0.087/W Free-On-Board (FOB) China, with price indications between ...