Manufacturing

Waaree Energies has raised US$120 million from investors to expand its module and cell production capacity in India.

Around 35GW of PV manufacturing in Europe is at risk of being mothballed as elevated power prices damage the continent’s efforts to build a solar supply chain, research from Rystad Energy suggests.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of its American-Made Solar Prize Round 5, which is a multimillion dollar competition designed to advance hardware and software solar technologies.

The European solar industry has launched a supply chain assurance scheme to develop confidence in how and where PV products are manufactured.

Maxeon’s interim CEO talks to PV Tech about capacity expansions, smart home solutions and the company’s search for a new CEO.

The government of India has released guidelines on the second round of its Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme designed to develop greater domestic PV production and slash the country’s reliance on imports.

Heterojunction cell and module manufacturer Meyer Burger is planning to raise funds to accelerate its expansion as it enters the utility-scale segment.

Residential solar systems in the US continue to grow in size at the same time as battery attachment rates increase, according to LBNL.

Researchers have claimed a record 30.1% conversion efficiency for four-terminal perovskite-silicon PV tandem cells.

A research consortium has devised a production line with a throughput of up to 20,000 wafers per hour, which is double the usual amount.