Manufacturing

The choice of glass in a PV module has become a key consideration in efforts to improve durability in the face of extreme weather conditions.

This is the first determination reached in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation into imports of crystalline silicon solar cells.

US solar energy advocates need to emulate the oil and gas industry and become more effective in political lobbying, a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama has said.

The European Commission (EC) has approved a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) Portuguese state aid scheme to support investments in the production of renewable energy equipment.

Tata Power to build a 2GW module plant in India, while Vikram Solar filed draft papers for its IPO and build a 3GW cell and module plant.

Solex will 'explore' the development of a 2GW solar cell production facility with the capacity to ramp up to 5GW.

New Mexico lawmakers have approved up to US$942 million in bonds to support the development of Ebon Solar’s cell manufacturing facility.

Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started construction on a 5GW TOPCon vertically integrated – from ingots to modules – solar PV plant in Indonesia.

Heliene has closed a US$50 million tax credit transfer sale to support its cell and module manufacturing expansion in the United States.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated a 3.5GW facility in Alabama, US.