Manufacturing

A record of 53 manufacturers and 388 module types have been named “Top Performers” by Kiwa PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) in its 2024 Module Reliability Scorecard.

Current climate targets can only be achieved with a step away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy, and towards an all-electric society.

GCL Tech is to build the Middle East's first polysilicon plant and the company's first overseas facility in the UAE.

Finlay Colville noted that a greater emphasis on domestic manufacturing “changes the whole supply chain,” at the UK Solar Summit.

The REC Group has launched a new series of modules which uses heterojunction (HJT) cell technology and boasts a conversion efficiency of 22.5%

Polysilicon prices have stabilised but remain low, with average n-type prices dropping further, according to the latest industry data.

JinkoSolar has developed a new tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) perovskite tandem cell, with a power conversion efficiency of 33.24%.

Solar manufacturer Qcells has partnered with Lumet, a specialist in solar cell metallisation technology, to reduce the cost of its cell production lines.

Maxeon Solar Technologies posted net losses of US$14.87 million in its Q1 2024 financial results. It also announced that its future utility-scale solar business will be “focused exclusively on the US”.

Juan Monge, principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie, says the EPBD timeline is plausible, although “the devil is in the detail”.