Manufacturing

German polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie recorded declining sales and earnings from its polysilicon sector in Q1 2026, primarily due to poor performance in its solar-grade polysilicon business.

TPREL has proposed investment of up to INR65 billion (US$685 million) to establish a 10GW solar PV ingot and wafer manufacturing plant. 

“We have copper shortages, aluminium shortages [and] all kinds of raw materials are struggling,” says Global Electronics Association's CEO, John Mitchell.

French solar module recycling company ROSI has announced plans to open a new facility in Spain.

US community solar developer Renewable Properties has acquired 118MW of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar modules from US solar manufacturer First Solar.

Leading solar PV manufacturer JinkoSolar's module shipments have continued to decline in the first quarter of 2026, with 13.7GW.

Daqo New Energy's Q1 2026 results include a dramatic 88.3% quarter-on-quarter decline in polysilicon sales.

Chinese solar manufacturering giant JinkoSolar has signed two solar module supply agreements totalling 600MW in Nigeria. 

LONGi has announced two new efficiency records, pertaining to hybrid interdigitated back contact (HIBC) cells and modules.

Prospective solar wafer manufacturer Sunwafe has appointed a new CEO and secured permits for a 30-hectare site in northern Spain, in efforts to establish Europe’s “first” large-scale, 20GW silicon ingot and wafer production facility.