[Solar PV: EU Restricts Funding for PV Projects with High-Risk Inverters]

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper has issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of the Interior (DOI) and other agencies, halting administrative actions that have delayed wind and solar projects. Ruling the Trump administration’s attempts to weaken the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) via the OBBBA act as "arbitrary and capricious," the court aims to protect approximately 57.2 GW of threatened clean energy capacity and $905 million in invested capital. This ruling prevents "irreparable harm" to the power grid, allowing developers to resume stalled projects while ensuring renewable energy maintains its competitiveness and legal standing against discriminatory permitting hurdles.

Belgian manufacturer Belga Solar (formerly Evocells) is advancing European PV sovereignty with its 100 MW TOPCon facility in Wallonia. The company has fully transitioned to TOPCon technology using EcoProgetti equipment, maintaining a flexible hybrid production model that preserves skilled craftsmanship for diverse product lines. Beyond standard residential and commercial modules, Belga Solar specializes in high-value innovations, including Wattway road-surfacing PV and SkySafe airport-grade anti-glare modules. Holding the world’s first B-Corp certification for a PV manufacturer, the company emphasizes circularity, achieving 95% recyclability across its product portfolio while championing local reindustrialization.

U.S. solar manufacturer Solx and perovskite specialist Caelux have announced a five-year partnership to produce 3 GW of hybrid tandem modules. The collaboration integrates Caelux’s “Active Glass” with Suniva’s domestic silicon cells at Solx’s Puerto Rico facility, achieving 28% efficiency. Built to compete beyond federal tax credits, the partnership focuses on scalability and durability, utilizing a robust four-terminal process to overcome perovskite's reliability hurdles. Commercial-scale production is slated for 2027, leveraging Solx’s gigawatt-level manufacturing infrastructure to secure U.S. energy independence.