Manufacturing

A high breakage rate in thin PV module glass is a vulnerability that is not yet widely understood due to inadequate testing regimes, according to the IEA PVPS.

Wenzhong Shen, Sheng Ma and Huanpei Huang present an overview of the ultraviolet-induced degradation affecting TOPCon cells and modules.

The ESMC has called for more comprehensive support measures for European solar manufacturing following a leak from the European Commission.

The credits are Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits generated from selling its modules from US manufacturing bases.

Risen said the cell was certified by the Chinese National Photovoltaic Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.

The PV industry has been playing a game of 'whack a mole' in tackling module defects over the past decade, according to Kiwa Pi Berlin.

Talon PV and SEG Solar have signed a deal that will see the former provide US-made n-type cells for the latter’s modules.

Canadian solar cell and module manufacturer Heliene has signed a multi-year agreement with PV frame producer Origami Solar for the supply of steel frame modules.

TrinaTracker, the tracker arm of Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar, has opened a tracker manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia with an annual production capacity of 3GW.

PV Talk: Alex Zhu, CEO of US-based solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry discusses why a heated litigation landscape led to a choice of PERC cell technology for the South Carolina factory, the fate of US tax credits and taking advantage of wafer surplus in southeast Asia.