Manufacturing

Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar is engaged in two legal proceedings with the US government over patents and import tariffs.

The United States Studies Centre (USSC), a think tank based at the University of Sydney, has said that Australia has an opportunity to “fill niche gaps in the global solar supply chain” but risks relying on Chinese imported goods.

Solar frame producer Origami Solar has partnered with industrial manufacturing services company Unimacts to establish a frame roll-forming manufacturing line in Houston, Texas.

The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar module production and implement management and broader ESG measures.

Nextracker has delivered what it says are the first trackers to comply entirely with the domestic content manufacturing guidelines of the IRA.

After experiencing a difficult year, China's PV equipment manufacturers need to find a better way to cooperate, writes Carrie Xiao.

Larger and thinner PV modules has contributed to increase breakages, although there is no single contributing factor, according to NREL.

MNRE confirmed that from 1 June 2026, all solar projects under the ALMM scheme must source modules and cells from Indian manufacturers.

Representatives from the SEMA Coalition and CEA told PV Tech that the latest 45X proposal does not represent a threat to the 45X as a whole.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi has announced a “strategic shift” in the Australian solar PV market through a new partnership with PV distributor Raystech Group.