Manufacturing

Alpex Solar's solar cell foray will be carried out in three phases with the first one adding 500MW annual nameplate capacity by October 2025.

Chinese solar PV manufacturer Runergy has started production of n-type modules at its 2GW annual nameplate capacity plant in Alabama, US.

Trina Solar has filed a patent infringement complaint with the US ITC regarding TOPCon products sold by Runergy and Adani Green Energy.

“The required investment and technical know-how [for establishing cell capacity] is significantly more complex and substantial [than modules]”, Colville said.

A prominent US renewable energy lawyer has told PV Tech Premium that a Chinese challenge to the Inflation Reduction Act through the World Trade Organization should not be a cause for alarm.

By mid FY2026, Goldi Solar aims to increase PV module capacity from 3GW to 14GW, while it will build a 4GW solar cell plant by FY2027.

United Solar is currently building a 100,000 ton polysilicon factory in Oman which it expects to be operational in 2025.

The DOC's CVD ruling is a short-term win for certain manufacturers and a possible setback for many others in the US value chain.

According to the Vietnamese Department of Trade Remedies, the Turkish government has exempted four major solar manufacturers from the tariffs.

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.