Cell Processing

Europe's PV industry must seize the opportunity to innovate in cell and wafer production technology, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

The European Commission has acknowledged the current state of Europe's solar manufacturers, yet has come short of implementing any measures.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has secured a 1.2GW supply of G12R (210mm) rectangular heterojunction (HJT) solar cells to an undisclosed company.

ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.

Dr. Wang, a highly-respected figure in solar cell technology, made headlines with her appointment as chief technology officer at VSUN.

Earlier this month California-based solar manufacturer Auxin Solar announced that it was suing the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Customs & Border Patrol over unclaimed payments from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs.

Germany's BSW has announced a proposal to restore and strengthen the entire value chain of the European solar production industry.

PV Tech spoke with Jinko’s Victor Wei and Wally Zang, Senior IR Director and Technical Service Centre  General Manager respectively, about the company’s investment in TOPCon, its fully vertically integrated plant currently being built in China’s Shanxi province and how it is looking at module products for deployment in offshore solar projects subject to hail conditions.

Dutch-German solar testing firm Sinovoltaics will expand its operations in the US market as a result of the solar and battery energy storage manufacturing “boom” stimulated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

RENA Technologies has received orders for what it described as “several gigawatts” of solar production capacity in 2023.