Materials

Nextracker has announced that the manufacturing of its NX Horizon trackers produces a 35% smaller carbon footprint than other processes.

Tokyo-headquartered solar manufacturer VSUN has commenced commercial production of its 4GW silicon wafer plant in Vietnam.

Polysilicon manufacturer Highland Materials has secured US$255.6 million in 48C tax credits to build a polysilicon plant in the US.

The transaction price of n-type silicon rod has fallen to 58-60 RMB/kg (US$8.01-8.29/kg) and the average price is down 3.30% month-on-month.

The solar manufacturing industry shifting its focus towards sustainability across the entire value of the supply chain is essential, according to the CEO of German wafer producer NexWafe.

Reshoring the critical manufacturing steps in the solar supply chain intersects with environmental considerations, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.

PV Tech Premium speaks with Crux about the interest in the 45X credit market in the US, including First Solar's deal made late last year.

The report identified access to capital and upfront investment as the key method by which the government could support the expansion of a PV manufacturing industry in Australia.

The White House must “act immediately to solve the urgent issues interfering with investment in domestic solar manufacturing”, according to a statement from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) coalition.

Price of polysilicon decreased this week both for p-type and n-type materials with the former dropping below the historic low of US$6.75/kg reached in June 2020.