Manufacturing

Global demand for solar PV could rise up to 40% in 2023 as favourable economics in the solar sector combine with broad policies like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and REPowerEU schemes.

Quanwei Technology, a new rising player in the heterojunction (HJT) field, has exhibited at Intersolar Europe, showcasing its portfolio of products, including its high-efficiency HJT series modules and energy storage solutions.

Sunport Power announced its “full black” series of solar modules, based on its Metal Back Contact (MBC)2.0 technology, at SNEC 2023.

A research team from the National University of Singapore has unveiled perovskite solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 24.35%.

Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has completed the expansion and renovation of its PV manufacturing plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has launched a request for expressions of interest (EoI) to boost the country’s solar PV manufacturing supply chain.

Polysilicon material prices have experienced a further decline recently, with the price of mono popcorn reaching a new low of RMB60/kg (US$8.3/kg).

Indian module manufacturer Vikram Solar has formed a joint venture (JV) with private equity firm Phalanx Impact Partners, and venture capital company Das & Co. to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation in the US.

Recently, US-based solar tracker company Nevados signed two deals with solar PV developer Ampliform and independent power producer (IPP) Energix Renewables to supply trackers. As it started reaching out to the solar PV industry in the US, we invited Yezin Taha, founder and CEO of Nevados, to talk about the company's business, products, technology and plans.

Part-2 of this article will discuss how recycling solar PV will reach landfill parity, the company’s global ambition and how PV recycling will have to work towards avoiding dumping panels illegally in less developed countries.