Materials

The latest Silicon Industry Branch figures indicate continued weakness in the Chinese polysilicon market this week, though the decline slowed markedly.

Premier Energies expects to begin construction of the first phase of its planned 10GW ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh shortly.

A new EU-funded project has launched, aimed at strengthening Europe’s capabilities in silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing.

Chinese authorities have issued new national standards governing the energy and conversion efficiencies of PV modules, polysilicon production and inverters.

German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has launched five new publicly funded research projects covering the full PV value chain.

SAEL Industries has broken ground on a 10GW integrated solar manufacturing facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.

The annual ITRPV report was published this week, offering a snapshot of the latest technological trends shaping the industry.

Comstock Metals in collaboration with JobsOhio and OhioSE will establish an industrial-scale solar panel recycling plant in Cambridge, Ohio.

Shreeyashi Ojha reports on a European PV recycling venture looking to maximise the value of materials recovered from end-of-life modules.

Solar PV solutions provider Nextpower has launched its redesigned NX Gemini two-in-portrait (2P) solar tracker.