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Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy plans to add a quarterly capacity of 4.5 million microinverters in 2023 and reach ten million by the end of the year.

Module manufacturer Meyer Burger has signed a supply agreement for silicon wafers with Norwegian solar energy company NorSun. 

With silicon material and wafer prices on the rise, the impact is being felt further downstream amid warnings module prices could continue increasing this month.

Prices of various categories of silicon material have increased by 31%, in part due to increased demand from wafer manufacturers.

Having shipped more than 44GW of PV modules last year, Chinese manufacturer JinkoSolar is expecting that figure to increase by 50% in 2023.

Finlay Colville, head of research at PV Tech, reveals the top 10 module suppliers of 2022 and discusses what to expect from each of them this year.

The largest solar investment in US history, a pivot to a vertically integrated PV manufacturing facility in the state of Georgia by Qcells, was enabled by a combination of state support, federal government investment and related benefits coming from the Inflation Reduction (IRA), according to the company.

LONGi has drawn PV industry attention and speculation after revealing plans for a large-scale wafer and cell manufacturing expansion.

German chemical group Wacker Chemie posted new sales and earnings records in 2022 as the polysilicon division benefited from strong demand and higher prices.