Manufacturing

Waaree Energies approved US$37 million to expand its Arizona module plant to 1.6GW and consolidate 2.11GW in Gujarat.

In the third part of this week’s series exploring the US solar supply chain, we track how quickly announced manufacturing capacity is translating into real production.

India’s solar module capacity has reached 233GW, with factories operating at 35–40% utilisation amid rising overcapacity.

Swedish thin-film PV manufacturer Midsummer has abandoned from plans to build a new 200MW cell manufacturing facility in its home country.

US module production is at a near saturation point, but significant capacity gaps persist further up the supply chain, writes head of PV Tech Research, Moustafa Ramadan.

Head of PV Tech Research, Moustafa Ramadan, kicks off a five-part series tracing the evolution and future of the US solar manufacturing supply chain.

ARENA has announced up to AU$105.6 million for 20 research and development projects aimed at reducing the cost of large-scale solar.

Importing solar modules to the US will “no longer make any economic sense” under new Section 232 tariffs for polysilicon-based products, according to Intertek CEA.

US- and Canada-based PV module producer Heliene is among the companies trialling a new American-made solar glass currently being tested for sale in the US market.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at forecast solar PV supply chain from polysilicon to modules until 2027.