Manufacturing

Risen Energy has started commercial production of its Hyper-ion heterojunction solar modules, which boast a conversion efficiency of 23.89%.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia and the New South Wales anti-slavery commissioner James Cockayne have partnered to produce a new Code of Practise to manage the risks of modern slavery exposure in renewable energy supply chains.

Siemens will begin production of string inverters for use in solar modules at a facility in the US state of Wisconsin in early 2024.

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.