While renewable energy is now the cheapest kind of new power generation that can be built right now in Australia, the goal of a zero-emission energy sector is still lacking a vital piece – affordable large-scale energy storage that will continue to pump out electricity after the sun goes down and the wind stops blowing.

Leading polysilicon and multicrystalline wafer producer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has reported first half 2016 financial results that as expected benefited from the downstream boom in China that kept both polysilicon and wafer prices high.

Proposed rule change that could fast-track deployment of battery storage in Australia put on hold, a week after regulator was criticised by energy ministers for slow decisions.

This article reveals the most important PV manufacturers and suppliers to the solar industry in 2016. The new analysis and methodology explains exactly which companies are currently controlling, shaping and influencing all metrics related to upstream manufacturing trends and final end-market module shipments.