Manufacturing

Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has launched a n-type TOPCon module for distributed generation projects.

PV Tech Premium speaks with Crux about the interest in the 45X credit market in the US, including First Solar's deal made late last year.

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced an Inflation Reduction Act-style investment package to stimulate a domestic clean energy manufacturing industry.

Renewable energy financier Excelsior Energy Capital has signed a 2GW solar module supply agreement with Canadian-headquartered solar manufacturer Heliene.

The report identified access to capital and upfront investment as the key method by which the government could support the expansion of a PV manufacturing industry in Australia.

As trade laws and concern around the concentration of solar manufacturing in China increase, can the solar supply chain support global demand?

The White House must “act immediately to solve the urgent issues interfering with investment in domestic solar manufacturing”, according to a statement from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) coalition.

The US secretary of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen, has said the US “wouldn’t want to rule out” protective trade measures to combat overcapacity of solar PV and energy storage manufacturing in China.

Price of polysilicon decreased this week both for p-type and n-type materials with the former dropping below the historic low of US$6.75/kg reached in June 2020.