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.
Polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon has delayed the timeframe of its first shipment from its Moses Lake facility from end of first quarter 2024 to early Q2 2024.
Swiss-owned solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has clarified the terms of its recently-announced rights issue, designed to raise money towards its US manufacturing expansion plans.