Fab & Facilities

The Middle East has become a key market for Chinese PV companies, both as a source of demand for hardware and also as a hotspot for new manufacturing hubs. Carrie Xiao reports on some of the latest developments in the region.

The ingot and wafer plant in Norway had an annual nameplate capacity of 1GW, according to the company’s website.

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.

Nextracker has delivered what it says are the first trackers to comply entirely with the domestic content manufacturing guidelines of the IRA.

Helena Li, president at Trinasolar, spoke with PV Tech about diversifying solar manufacturing and localising products for specific markets.

The tax credits, which amount to nearly US$40 million, were generated by sales of PV inverters made in the US during the first half of 2024.

The results continue the downward trend in polysilicon manufacturers’ fortunes as the market faces oversupply, cutthroat competition and prices below the cost of production.

The partnership aims to boost the sale of solar cell equipment in India amidst a growth in capacity announcements.

Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started construction on a 5GW TOPCon vertically integrated – from ingots to modules – solar PV plant in Indonesia.

Heliene has closed a US$50 million tax credit transfer sale to support its cell and module manufacturing expansion in the United States.