Manufacturing

PV Tech Premium reports on the barriers now facing European solar, from changing political winds to lagging grid modernisation efforts.

Fortescue's 100MW North Star Junction solar farm in Western Australia is partially operational, and the firm is committed to green hydrogen.

The site will produce n-type cells to support both manufacturers’ US cell requirements, Heliene said in a public statement. Details about the timeline and scope of the project will be released “shortly”.

DuPont's Tedlar transparent frontsheet provides high levels of protection for flexible PV modules, which are in growing demand.

Seraphim's VP Insan Boy discusses the Chinese module manufacturer's ongoing expansion into new markets and adapting to regional needs.

China added 102.48GW of new PV installations between January and June 2024, according to the latest data from China's National Energy Administration.

EneCoat Technologies has raised JPY5.5 billion (US$35 million) in Series C financing to support research into perovskite solar cells.

The EU and the US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.

Australian Silica Quartz has started drilling at the Quartz Hill project which could provide the minerals for Quinbrook's polysilicon plant.

US solar manufacturer First Solar has started an investigation into several crystalline-silicon cell solar manufacturers for potential infringement of its patents.