Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturer Tongwei is to invest RMB28 billion (US$3.9 billion) in expanding its silicon production capacity.

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has written an open letter to the EU calling for “robust regulation” of forced labour in the solar supply chain.

Canadian Solar has delivered its first 700W TOPCon modules, which were made in the US, to US solar distributor Signature Solar.

Meyer Burger has started “receiving shipments of equipment and tools” at its newest manufacturing facility in the US state of Arizona.

Indian integrated energy company Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the state government of Tamil Nadu for renewable energy project development and solar manufacturing.

Located in Tamil Nadu, the manufacturing plant produces First Solar’s Series 7 thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules.

Europe has to find a balance between a rapid need to scale up PV manufacturing capacity and innovation to remain competitive, according to a report from The European Technology & Innovation Platforms for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV).

Auxin Solar has filed a lawsuit against US government bodies for failing to collect payments relating to the AD/CVD tariffs on solar imports.

In the first week of 2024, a number of Chinese PV companies published their first quotes of the year for PV products.

Korean-owned solar PV manufacturer Qcells has signed an agreement with technology company Microsoft, supplying 12GW of modules and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services through 2032.