Manufacturing

In June 2024, rooftop solar PV installations in Australia dropped to their lowest point since January, with 247MW installed.

Carbon has announced plans for its next facility, a research and development (R&D) and training facility in Istres, southern France.

PV Tech Premium interviewed Meyer Burger CEO Gunter Erfurt about the company's decision to leave Europe and set up shop in the US.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has found that a “hybrid polymer material” in perovskite cells could minimise weather-based degradation.

Swedish thin film solar manufacturer Midsummer has secured roughly €8 million (US$8.6 million) to support the development of its 50MW copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film cell manufacturing plant in Italy.

The Net-Zero Industry Act will come into force starting from 29 June 2024 across all 27 member states of the EU.

PV Tech spoke with Moses Zhang, vice president of Chinese solar manufacturing company Akcome Technology.

At SNEC 2024, PV Tech spoke with Abu Yang of Antaisolar, a leader in digital intelligent PV mounting systems and trackers.

The Asia-Pacific region stands to benefit from localised balance of system manufacturing in its solar industry, the IEEFA said.

Last week’s Intersolar Europe 2024 event saw the PV industry’s leaders meet in Munich to discuss the biggest trends in the sector.