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Module quality is suffering as PV producers cut costs

June 4, 2025
PV Talk: Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico discusses the latest Module Reliability Scorecard and what it reveals about standards in PV manufacturing.
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Haitai Solar terminates 10GW TOPCon cell project, shifts focus to 3GW Indonesia plant

June 4, 2025
Chinese PV module manufacturer Haitai Solar has announced the termination of a 10GW TOPCon and the reallocation of investment to fund an Indonesian facility.
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Record 83% module test failure in Kiwa PVEL’s 2025 Module Reliability Scorecard

June 4, 2025
A total of 83% of module manufacturers have had at least one test failure in the Kiwa PVEL 2025 Module Reliability Scorecard, up from 66% a year ago.
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Tongwei execs discuss driving innovation and sustainable growth in the global PV sector

June 3, 2025
Tongwei Solar talks innovation, growth, sustainability and future technologies in the global solar PV sector.
Heliene opens third module manufacturing line in Minnesota

Heliene opens 500MW module assembly plant in Minnesota

June 3, 2025
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene has opened a 500MW module assembly plant in Rogers, in the US state of Minnesota.
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GameChange Solar to double capacity of Saudi Arabia tracker manufacturing facility to 6GW

June 3, 2025
GameChange Solar has announced plans to double the capacity of its Saudi Arabia tracker component manufacturing facility to 6GW.
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Fraunhofer ISE and KAUST develop ‘hybrid’ method for perovskite-silicon cell production

June 2, 2025
A new manufacturing method has produced tandem perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 27.8%.
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Meyer Burger on the edge following German cell production insolvency

June 2, 2025
Struggling Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has announced that its two German subsidiaries, including the owner of its solar cell manufacturing facility in Thalheim, are insolvent.
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LECO process can increase resistance of TOPCon cells by ‘orders of magnitude’

June 2, 2025
The LECO process used in the production of TOPCon solar cells could increase their resistances by 'orders of magnitude', per new research.
The modules, valued at US$ 176 million, will be manufactured at Waaree’s Brookshire, Texas facility.

Waaree Energies secures 586MW US solar module supply deal

May 30, 2025
Waaree Solar Americas – a subsidiary of Indian solar manufacturer Waaree Energies – has signed a 586MW solar module supply agreement with North Carolina-based Pine Gate Renewables.

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