Manufacturing

PV Tech spoke with Tongwei’s vice general manager of PV business, Yan Li, about its ten-year mark, the launch of a new TOPCon module line and the rollout of its Global Partner Programme.

Canadian solar PV module manufacturer Heliene has doubled the capacity of its Mountain Iron, Minnesota module production line to 300MW following an extra US$10 million investment into the facility.

Solar manufacturer GCL SI is among the companies that will be present at COP28 and with whom PV Tech was able to speak with Zhang Kun, executive president of GCL SI about what it expects from COP28, the pledge to treble renewable generation capacity and what the solar industry can bring to the conversation in Dubai.

Greater strategic coordination of solar worldwide is needed to help meet climate goals, the new CEO of the Global Solar Council has said.

The COP28 meeting kicking off in Dubai today will be arguably the biggest ever for solar, says new Global Solar Council chief, Sonia Dunlop.

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has said that it is issuing a number of patent infringement investigations in the US pertaining to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology.

“Cut-throat” competition in the polysilicon production industry in 2024 could push many Chinese producers out of business, according to analysis from industry research firm Bernreuter Research.

China is on track to install a record 230GW of new solar and wind capacity this year, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie.

Indian solar manufacturer Waaree has shipped 850MW of PERC modules to Spanish developer Acciona Energia for use at its solar sites in the US.

Chinese solar manufacturer GCL System Integration (GCL SI) has received approval from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listing Review Center to raise up to RMB4.8 billion (US$673 million).