Manufacturing

In this year’s ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) testing, engineering advisory and test services provider Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), has noticed that 40% of modules tested have returned with a red-flag result.

LONGi has announced a commercial M6 size wafer-level silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell with 30.1% efficiency at Intersolar Europe 2024.

PV Tech Premium talks to Nextracker president Howard Wenger about the company's business, expansion plan and R&D spending. 

US community solar developer Summit Ridge Energy and PV manufacturer Qcells have extended their module supply partnership.

PV Tech speaks to Autowell about some of its successes in recent years, and how it plans to expand its footprint into new markets.

Greater supply chain independence is a priority for companies in the solar sector, according to Hardeep Singh at Intersolar Europe 2024.

A study exploring the feasibility of resurrecting PV manufacturing in Germany and Europe more widely has identified an eight-cent-per-watt cost gap between modules produced in China and those produced locally.

Chinese solar PV manufacturer Risen Energy has achieved a 24.7% conversion efficiency and 767.38Wp maximum power output on its heterojunction (HJT) Hyper-ion modules.

Ashley Wang, vice president, of Solar N Plus, talks about the company’s products, international footprint and production targets.

EU inverter companies' market share is shrinking due to a lack of domestic support policies and fierce competition from China.