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The "fully automatic facility" uses AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) technology and the Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) method. Image: Involt Energy

Involt Energy breaks ground on 1.8GW solar cell plant in India

June 5, 2025
Solar manufacturer Involt Energy has broken ground on its first solar cell manufacturing plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat, with an initial annual nameplate capacity of 1.78GW. 
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Module quality is suffering as PV producers cut costs

June 4, 2025
PV Talk: Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico discusses the latest Module Reliability Scorecard and what it reveals about standards in PV manufacturing.
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Haitai Solar terminates 10GW TOPCon cell project, shifts focus to 3GW Indonesia plant

June 4, 2025
Chinese PV module manufacturer Haitai Solar has announced the termination of a 10GW TOPCon and the reallocation of investment to fund an Indonesian facility.
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Record 83% module test failure in Kiwa PVEL’s 2025 Module Reliability Scorecard

June 4, 2025
A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa PVEL 2025 Module Reliability Scorecard, up from 66% a year ago.
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Tongwei execs discuss driving innovation and sustainable growth in the global PV sector

June 3, 2025
Tongwei Solar talks innovation, growth, sustainability and future technologies in the global solar PV sector.
Heliene opens third module manufacturing line in Minnesota

Heliene opens 500MW module assembly plant in Minnesota

June 3, 2025
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene has opened a 500MW module assembly plant in Rogers, in the US state of Minnesota.
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GameChange Solar to double capacity of Saudi Arabia tracker manufacturing facility to 6GW

June 3, 2025
GameChange Solar has announced plans to double the capacity of its Saudi Arabia tracker component manufacturing facility to 6GW.
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Fraunhofer ISE and KAUST develop ‘hybrid’ method for perovskite-silicon cell production

June 2, 2025
A new manufacturing method has produced tandem perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 27.8%.
Meyer Burger's Thalheim facility in Germany.
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Meyer Burger on the edge following German cell production insolvency

June 2, 2025
Struggling Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has announced that its two German subsidiaries, including the owner of its solar cell manufacturing facility in Thalheim, are insolvent.
Production of Trina Solar’s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells. Image: Trina Solar

LECO process can increase resistance of TOPCon cells by ‘orders of magnitude’

June 2, 2025
The LECO process used in the production of TOPCon solar cells could increase their resistances by 'orders of magnitude', per new research.

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