Manufacturing

The firms say their tech can “confidently” meet domestic content bonus requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

With demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies set to quadruple by 2040, Tom Kenning reports on efforts to improve supply chain transparency and enhance sustainability.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.

Glass supplier company NSG Group has opened a solar glass production line to support cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar.

Preliminary financial results from three Chinese manufacturers show a downward trend across the solar manufacturing industry over 2024.

The domestic content bonus could attract bipartisan political support and insulate the IRA ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

According to Qcells, the recipient companies are allegedly producing and selling products using laser enhanced contact optimization technology, for which it holds the patent.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.

As of today, "goods produced by the named 37 entities will be prohibited from entering the United States," the government said.

LONGi chairman Zhong Baoshen talks to Carrie Xiao about the company's plans to upgrade all its back contact production to second-generation technology.