Manufacturing

US polysilicon company Highland Materials has signed a long-term lease for the site of a planned “next-generation” polysilicon production facility in Tennessee.

Illuminate USA has signed a five-year deal with US panel recycling firm Solarcycle to acquire solar glass manufactured in the US.

Greater awareness of UV light used to test solar cells could result in faster, more efficient assessments of long-term performance.

The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM) for solar cells, which contains 13GW of annual nameplate capacity across six manufacturers.

The RMI has published updated guidance on how resilience to damage from tropical cyclones can be built into all PV systems.

A subsidiary of JinkoSolar has filed a lawsuit in Munich accusing LONGi Green Energy and several subsidiaries of infringing on a solar cell manufacturing patent.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that three companies will receive AU$45.5 million (US$29.5 million) in funding through the Solar Sunshot Program.

China’s leading polysilicon firms are reportedly considering shutting down one third of the country’s polysilicon capacity and restructuring the sector, following years of overcapacity and tumbling prices.

Despite trade policy uncertainty, the price of solar modules in the US has remained fairly stable in the past three months, according to solar and storage supply chain platform Anza.

Indian solar PV module manufacturer Vikram Solar will supply 250MW of n-type modules to Bondada Group for its solar project in Maharashtra.