Manufacturing

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

UL Solutions has awarded its ‘Carbon Footprint of Products Verification’ to the Vertex series of modules, developed Trina Solar.

Solar manufacturer Aiko has signed supply deals for 2GW of its GEN 2 N-type ABC (All Back Contact) modules in Australia, marking its entry into the market.

PV Tech spoke with QW Solar's chairwoman about heterojunction technology, capacity planning, market strategy and annual targets.

This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear responsibility for the waste disposal and recycling of modules in the EU.

PV Cycle talks about module recycling, reuse aspects of retiring a solar project, and misconceptions about the value of end-of-life materials.

Tongwei has received a 700MW module order from an Italian affiliate of China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC).

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi has signed a long-term supply agreement with silicon metal mining and production company Ferroglobe PLC.

PV Tech Premium spoke with the ESMC following the announcement of a 'solar pledge' to support European PV manufacturers.

In an interview with a Chinese media outlet, LONGi said prices were often the sole criteria in the bidding process for solar PV components.