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Cambodia-based solar manufacturer Imperial Star Solar has launched a silicon wafer manufacturing plant in Laos with a 4GW annual nameplate capacity.

The polysilicon factory will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons and is expected to be operational in 2025.

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.

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.