Modules

To avoid competition with China, Pakistan could build 100-150W panels for farming and off-grid uses, says the Pakistan Solar Association.

The sites are expected to generate over 120MW of solar power, Nexamp said, across the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois and Minnesota.

A paper published by the ESMC Working Group praises the NZIA but says there are gaps which need to be filled.

NuVision Solar, a new US-based solar manufacturer, has been formed and aims to build a heterojunction (HJT) solar cell and module assembly plant in the US.

The waiver “Concluded that BABA-compliant modules will not likely be available from domestic manufacturers in sufficient quantities."

Opening bids for the largest centralised procurement tender in China’s PV history have come in, with 51GW each of PV modules and inverters on the table.

Indonesian energy policy think tank, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), has penned a new report stating that the country stands to gain from the influx of new solar manufacturing capabilities yet is still underutilising its generation potential.

The United States Studies Centre (USSC), a think tank based at the University of Sydney, has said that Australia has an opportunity to “fill niche gaps in the global solar supply chain” but risks relying on Chinese imported goods.

After experiencing a difficult year, China's PV equipment manufacturers need to find a better way to cooperate, writes Carrie Xiao.

Larger and thinner PV modules has contributed to increase breakages, although there is no single contributing factor, according to NREL.