Materials

US solar manufacturer Silfab Solar has signed a supply deal for US-made solar glass with PV recycling firm, Solarcycle.

The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.

GoodWe says the first-phase production lines in Vietnam are expected to achieve an annual capacity of 5GW.

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

PV Cycle talks about module recycling, reuse aspects of retiring a solar project, and misconceptions about the value of end-of-life materials.

The EU has reached a provisional agreement on a regulation to ban products made with forced labour from entering the market.

The EU has confirmed that it will pursue ways to support the European solar manufacturing industry, following discussions today (4t March) between the European Commission and solar industry representatives.

The ESIA has published a due diligence guide for solar PV supply chains and a letter to state its stance against forced labour.

The proposal would have likely been consequential for the solar PV industry, which is plagued by allegations of forced labour in the production of polysilicon and other upstream components.

A major multinational glass company has verified that the crushed glass produced from used solar modules by Solarcycle can be used to make high-quality PV glass sheets, which has never been proven before, the PV recycling firm’s CEO has revealed exclusively to PV Tech Premium.