Modules

US module production is at a near saturation point, but significant capacity gaps persist further up the supply chain, writes head of PV Tech Research, Moustafa Ramadan.

Head of PV Tech Research, Moustafa Ramadan, kicks off a five-part series tracing the evolution and future of the US solar manufacturing supply chain.

ARENA has announced up to AU$105.6 million for 20 research and development projects aimed at reducing the cost of large-scale solar.

Importing solar modules to the US will “no longer make any economic sense” under new Section 232 tariffs for polysilicon-based products, according to Intertek CEA.

US- and Canada-based PV module producer Heliene is among the companies trialling a new American-made solar glass currently being tested for sale in the US market.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at forecast solar PV supply chain from polysilicon to modules until 2027.

The NLR has certified that the third generation of TOPCon modules produced by Runergy has a conversion efficiency of 25.9%.

Vikram Solar plans a 9GW wafer and ingot plant at its recently inaugurated 6GW Tamil Nadu module facility.

US-based module manufacturer Translucent Solar has entered production ramp-up at its module assembly plant in South Carolina.

Saatvik Solar has signed an MoU with the Government of Odisha for a 3.6GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Gopalpur in Ganjam district.