Manufacturing

The Dutch government has decided to discontinue the funding of SolarNL, a domestic solar manufacturing programme.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has adopted a new set of binding targets and reporting requirements for its PV manufacturing members.

Researchers have called for enhanced international standards to detect ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) in PV modules after identifying “severe” levels of the problem in operational n-type panels.             

Chinese module producer DAS Solar is planning a 5GW manufacturing facility focused on producing high-efficiency back contact cells.

QatarEnergy has signed an EPC agreement with Samsung C&T for its 2GW Dukhan project. 

PV CellTech: Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of North American solar module manufacturer Heliene, says US producers must learn to survive without tax incentives.

IB Solar is investing INR30 billion (US$340 million) in a 4GW TOPCon solar cell and module manufacturing plant in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.

Vikram Solar has secured a contract to supply 200MW of modules to AB Energia, a domestic solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solutions provider. 

The PEARL Consortium has developed perovskite solar cells with carbon electrodes with a conversion efficiency of 21.6%.

US cell manufacturer ES Foundry is proceeding with expansion plans despite a six-month delay due to recent trade and tax credit policy uncertainties.