Manufacturing

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.

US-based solar cell manufacturer Nextnova Solar has unveiled plans to build a 2GW solar cell manufacturing facility in the US state of Oklahoma.

California-based start-up Tandem PV has been awarded a US Department of Energy grant to accelerate the commercial scale-up of its perovskite PV technology.

India’s renewable capacity reached 288GW by June 30, 2026, accounting for 54% of total installed capacity, JMK reported.