Manufacturing

US CBP has released solar cell shipments from Japanese manufacturer TOYO’s Ethiopian facility after reviewing its supply chain documentation.

SEG Solar has signed a land agreement for a planned US$950 million heterojunction (HJT) solar cell manufacturing facility at its Tomball Industrial Campus near Houston, Texas.

First Solar has inaugurated the first 1.7GW phase of its US$330 million manufacturing facility in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Trinasolar will supply 580MW of solar modules and fixed-tilt mounting systems for four utility-scale solar projects in Poland and Lithuania.

Caelux has signed an agreement with Indian PV manufacturer INA Solar to produce 3GW of perovskite-silicon ‘hybrid tandem’ modules.

TNO, Perovion Technologies and Toyo Seikan have announced plans to work towards the industrialisation of perovskite solar cells.

Vikram Solar is on track to begin production of the first cells at its n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu.

Q3 2026 was a pivotal period for the global inverter market, marked by capacity expansion in the US and a landmark regulatory shift.

Aiko Solar has revealed a return to profitability in the third quarter of this year and released details of a major technology upgrade to its PERC production line.

China’s Ministry of Commerce is proposing to introduce export controls on key PV components, including polysilicon, wafers and cells.