Manufacturing

Chinese solar cell producer Drinda New Energy Technology has cancelled plans to build a cell manufacturing plant in Oman.

Indian renewables company ReNew Energy Global has planned to invest INR800 billion (US$8.53 billion) in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh across solar manufacturing and a data centre.

Module testing challenges, the role of BESS and the procurement landscape were key topics of conversation at PV ModuleTech Europe 2026.

NAED Energy has unveiled PV-1 PECVD-V, a vertical in-line deposition platform designed for high-volume tandem solar cell production.

LONGi launches two BC solar modules in Australia, aiming to outvalue TOPCon and push integrated PV-plus-storage systems in its top market.

Raana Semiconductors has signed a pre-order deal to supply domestically produced ingot-growing equipment to Indian PV manufacturer Swelect HHV Solar Photovoltaics.

German solar cell production equipment company Singulus Technologies has secured a supply contract with SpaceX.

Module manufacturer Heliene and perovskite solar company Caelux have started commercial-scale production of a hybrid-tandem solar module for the US market.

Qcells has passed all evaluation categories in module reliability tests conducted by Kiwa PVEL and the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) for US-made solar modules.

Solar equipment manufacturer Ecoprogetti has announced that it has deployed a solar PV module recycling plant in Sale, northern Italy.