Manufacturing

The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.

GoodWe says the first-phase production lines in Vietnam are expected to achieve an annual capacity of 5GW.

Trina Solar has improved the power conversion efficiency of its Vertex N series of TOPCon modules by 0.3%.

The first project scheduled to receive delivery from the facility is Spanish developer Acciona Energia’s 480MWp Aldoga solar PV plant.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar shipped 30.7GW of solar modules and posted US$274 million in net income in 2023, both “record” figures for the company.

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

UL Solutions has awarded its ‘Carbon Footprint of Products Verification’ to the Vertex series of modules, developed Trina Solar.

Solar manufacturer Aiko has signed supply deals for 2GW of its GEN 2 N-type ABC (All Back Contact) modules in Australia, marking its entry into the market.

PV Tech spoke with QW Solar's chairwoman about heterojunction technology, capacity planning, market strategy and annual targets.

This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear responsibility for the waste disposal and recycling of modules in the EU.