Manufacturing

Qcells has become the first company to achieve UL Standards & Engagement (UL) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certifications for silicon-perovskite tandem solar technology.

At Intersolar 2026, PV Tech sat down with Suntech's General Manager Mr. Yang Hao to discuss how a quarter-century of experience, combined with robust industrial backing, positions the company for the industry's next chapter. 

LONGi’s has unveiled a suite of new technologies intended to demonstrate how the PV industry can innovate its way out of its current malaise.

LONGi's crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 35.5%.

The first Chinese polysilicon manufacturer has secured a certification from the Solar Stewardship Initiative’s (SSI) supply chain traceability standard.

Oman has announced US$1.7 billion for 105 projects and investments across a number of sectors, including solar cell and module manufacturing.

Jim Wood, SEG Solar's CEO, explains the company's US manufacturing roadmap and why it chose heterojunction technology for its new facilities.

In the second of a two-part post, Moustafa Ramadan, head of PV Tech Research, explores the increasingly complex risks associated with solar cell procurement in the US.

The chief executive of fledgling US module and cell producer T1 Energy has highlighted his company’s efforts to forge local component manufacturing partnerships and tap homegrown engineering talent.

US module and soon-to-be cell manufacturer T1 Energy is looking beyond wafers and cells to catalyse domestic production of ancillary components such as glass, frames and even pallets—while tapping semiconductor industry talent to staff its expanding operations.