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Canadian solar cell and module manufacturer Heliene has signed a multi-year agreement with PV frame producer Origami Solar for the supply of steel frame modules.

TrinaTracker, the tracker arm of Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar, has opened a tracker manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia with an annual production capacity of 3GW.

The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration announced plans for a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

PV Tech Premium spoke with Alexia Ruvoletto, former head of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, about its supply traceability standard.

The US solar industry was previously sanguine about Trump's initial tariffs, though the impacts of these metal tariffs are unclear.

PV Talk: Origami Solar CEO Gregg Patterson believes a rapid transition from aluminium to steel as the standard material for PV module frames is imminent.

In its preliminary Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, Wacker expects its polysilicon earnings to contract by 39%.

Scientists in Australia have reported positive results from using copper plating to protect TOPCon PV cells against contaminant-induced degradation.

With demand for critical minerals in clean energy technologies set to quadruple by 2040, Tom Kenning reports on efforts to improve supply chain transparency and enhance sustainability.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.