Manufacturing

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JA Solar's CTO, Zi Ouyang, discusses the company's latest module technologies and why the future is tandem.

Solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a 437MW module supply agreement with an as-yet undisclosed US utility.

Australia’s sole PV producer Tindo Solar has launched a new range of n-type TOPCon modules aimed at rooftop applications.

Chinese module manufacturer LONGI has launched a new back-contact (BC) lightweight module for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop applications.

Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to develop a national solar module reuse and recycling scheme.

US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a deal to buy US-made polysilicon and wafers from ceramics and glass producer Corning.

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Indian domestic solar module manufacturing capacity has exceeded 100GW, up from just 2.3GW in 2014, according to minister Pralhad Joshi.

The World Bank has approved a loan and investment worth up to US$250 million for United Solar’s planned polysilicon production plant in Oman.