Manufacturing

UbiQD and First Solar have signed an agreement to develop the former’s fluorescent quantum dot technology for use in solar modules.

US Solar manufacturer CubicPV has contracted Arcadis, a design and consultancy firm, to provide architectural and engineering services for its 10GW silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the US.

US thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has disclosed unethical labour practices at its factory in Malaysia.

The SEIA has published research concluding that solar and storage companies have added over US$100 billion to the US economy.

The world’s top 10 solar inverter providers accounted for 86% market share in 2022, a year where the market saw a 48% increase in size year-on-year (YoY).

Norwegian solar wafer manufacturer NorSun has closed NOK90 million (US$8.5 million) in equity financing to support its expansion in Europe and the US.

Total module shipments were up 36.2%, from 13GW in Q1, and n-type shipments rose 74.1%, up from just under 6GW.

California-based perovskite solar startup Caelux has closed US$12 million in Series A3 financing to support its factory expansion in Baldwin Park, California, research and development (R&D) and eventual product launch.

Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has posted a slightly dropped financial performance as its adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2023 decreased by 2.4% to US$30.2 million.

Trina Solar has produced the first of its 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells at its production facility in Qinghai province, China, as the scale of n-type solar production continues to ramp up across the industry.