Manufacturing

Headlines in the media in recent weeks and months regarding the plight of the European PV industry have not made for pleasant reading. However, the situation is far from bleak for companies and research institutes across Europe today.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Origami Solar on how solar steel frames could help ease up the supply chain issues of module frames in the US and Europe.

Polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon has decided to shut down its polysilicon production capacity at its Butte facility in Montana, US.

CubicPV has abandoned its plans for a 10GW solar wafer manufacturing facility in the US and is "restructuring" to focus on perovskite module development.

The European Commission has acknowledged the current state of Europe's solar manufacturers, yet has come short of implementing any measures.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has secured a 1.2GW supply of G12R (210mm) rectangular heterojunction (HJT) solar cells to an undisclosed company.

ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.

Dr. Wang, a highly-respected figure in solar cell technology, made headlines with her appointment as chief technology officer at VSUN.

Perovskite solar cell researcher Oxford PV and German research organisation Fraunhofer ISE have developed a full-sized tandem PV module with a record efficiency of 25%.

An increase in shipping times and freight rates due to violence in the Red Sea could carry implications for renewable energy and solar products heading to Europe and the US.