Manufacturing

September 18, 2017
Once upon a time, it was relatively easy to verify a PV module manufacturer’s shipment claims and therefore any market share gains or shipment milestone claims as the majority of leading companies were public listed entities.
September 17, 2017
SPONSORED: Black Silicon offers the solar industry a bright future. Advanced Silicon Group's co-founders Marcie R. Black and William B. Rever, III offer some of their experiences after a decade of research on a material only now being produced at scale.
September 15, 2017
China-based technology giant BYD has won its largest ever solar module supply contract for 170MW of NextEra Energy solar projects in the US.
September 14, 2017
China-based PV module manufacturer Sunport Power has officially started production at 1GW assembly plant using Eurotron’s MWT equipment for back-contact PV modules that reduce cell-to-module losses and boost module performance and reliability.
September 13, 2017
Dr. Nguyen Tuan, director at the Renewable Energy Centre, Institute of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Vietnam, discusses the current state of play for solar in Vietnam.
September 13, 2017
First Solar will wait for more clarity on the Section 201 case before deciding whether to extend production of its Series 4 modules, CEO Mark Widmar has told PV Tech.
September 12, 2017
The big names are out in force at SPI but don't overlook some of the smaller names with big ideas. John Parnell talks to one such company on the showfloor at SPI 2017.
September 12, 2017
Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas giant Saudi Aramco has enlisted locally-owned technology start-up NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions to develop waterless cleaning solutions for solar PV.
September 11, 2017
US-headquartered Hybrid Cell Technology (HCT) module producer Sunpreme has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with True Green Capital Management for Commercial & Industrial (C&I) PV Projects in the US, totalling 150MW, over a three year term.
September 11, 2017
NEXTracker, a Flex company, has become the first company to reach 10GW of solar tracker sales globally.

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