Manufacturing

Polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon has decided to shut down its polysilicon production capacity at its Butte facility in Montana, US.

CubicPV has abandoned its plans for a 10GW solar wafer manufacturing facility in the US and is "restructuring" to focus on perovskite module development.

The European Commission has acknowledged the current state of Europe's solar manufacturers, yet has come short of implementing any measures.

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has secured a 1.2GW supply of G12R (210mm) rectangular heterojunction (HJT) solar cells to an undisclosed company.

ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.

Dr. Wang, a highly-respected figure in solar cell technology, made headlines with her appointment as chief technology officer at VSUN.

Perovskite solar cell researcher Oxford PV and German research organisation Fraunhofer ISE have developed a full-sized tandem PV module with a record efficiency of 25%.

An increase in shipping times and freight rates due to violence in the Red Sea could carry implications for renewable energy and solar products heading to Europe and the US.

In 2023, a collective US$1.8 trillion went towards energy transition technologies and their supply chains, including solar PV and other renewable generation, grids, electrified transport and clean tech factories.

Several US senators have urged the Biden Administration to increase tariffs on Chinese-made PV module, cell and wafer imports, claiming they are a threat to US solar manufacturing.