Manufacturing

Welcome to the PV Tech Best of the Week roundup, covering the week’s biggest stories from the global solar PV industry.

The US solar industry is contending with variable module quality as new suppliers jostle to serve this lucrative market.

Germany is on course to produce over 600,000 tonnes of solar PV waste material by 2030, potentially worth billions in aluminium and silver.

PV Talk: PV Tech spoke with Dana Hankey about restarting ACI Materials' silver paste production for US solar manufacturing.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in European inverter manufacturing production, capacity and supply until 2027.

To explore the technology, design philosophy, and real-world implications of this latest innovation, we spoke with Zander Yuan, Director of Product & Technology at Tongwei Solar.

Solar module manufacturer Heliene has launched a new all-black solar module targeting the rooftop solar market in the US.

Linton Crystal Technologies has filed a lawsuit accusing Jingsheng of infringing two of its Czochralski (Cz) crystal growth equipment patents.

Industry experts in China discussed at TÜV Rheinland's summit on how solar PV and energy storage industry can move beyond price competition.

Imports of PV modules to Brazil have dropped by 48% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, from 10.6GW in 2025 to 5.5GW in 2026.