Manufacturing

The latest solar shingle factory will increase its capacity by 500% and bring total production of its solar shingle to 300MW annually.

Stäubli has announced 'major new investments' to expand its cable connector production and product assembly capacity in the US.

Future heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells may require significantly less silver to produce, according to findings from researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).

The US Department of Energy' SETO has launched an up to US$20 million funding opportunity through the 2024 Photovoltaics Research and Development.

US polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon expects to ship the first solar-grade polysilicon from its Moses Lake, Washington facility by the end of June.

First Solar will supply 170MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287MW of Series 7 modules to MN8's projects in the US.

Tongwei's Yan Li discusses the risks and opportunities the Chinese module manufacturer sees in the Middle East's flourishing solar market.

Under the agreement, First Solar will supply its Series 6 Plus bifacial thin-film PV modules to the St. Louis-based company. 

Scientists from the University of New South Wales have found that TOPCon modules endure “significant degradation” in damp heat testing.

Chinese module manufacturer GCL System Integration Technology (GCL SI) has shipped 16.42GW of solar module capacity in 2023.