Manufacturing

Round-up of news from China with solar module manufacturers Trina Solar, GCL-Perovskite and Chinese firm Shanghai Electric.

The plans say the company intends to build a 100MW production line for “lightweight and flexible perovskite solar cells” by 2027.

JinkoSolar has claimed a 33.84% conversion efficiency in a perovskite tandem solar cell based on n-type TOPCon technology.

Maxeon opened the case in June 2023. The case concerns shingled solar cell technology patents used in Maxeon’s Performance line modules

As the year comes to an end, PV Tech speaks to Anza's Mike Hall about the company’s performance in 2024, and what lies ahead in 2025.

The company claimed that its US offtake customer, Hanwha Qcells, “Is not able to wait any longer for delivery of product".

As the year comes to an end, PV Tech speaks to JA Solar's Tony Zhu about the company’s performance in 2024, and what lies ahead in 2025.

Tongwei Solar and Daqo New Energy have announced that, to minimise price competition, they will reduce and control polysilicon production.

PV Tech spoke to Mike Carr, executive director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition, about US solar manufacturing.

2024 has been marked with a downturn in the solar industry, with companies shutting down, laying off employees or restructuring its business. Here, PV Tech runs down its top 10 stories of the past 12 months.