Modules

The Western Australian government has allocated AU$17.8 million (US$12.7 million) in its 2026-27 State Budget to build the state's capacity to recycle solar modules and embedded batteries, under its Remade in WA programme.

US-based solar manufacturer Thornova Solar has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with PV solutions provider Nextpower to incorporate steel frames into certain modules.

Damp heat testing of solar PV modules yielded 11% 'red flag' results in RETC's latest PV Module Index Report.

Chinese PV inverter and BESS manufacturer Sungrow has entered the PV module manufacturing market with a new "smart module" product, dubbed Pulson.

Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has launched its 700W Tiger Neo 5.0 module series and a SunTera G5 energy storage system.

NSW will provide AU$225 million in new funding to support domestic manufacturing of low-carbon products and renewable energy components.

SEG Solar will build a third module manufacturing plant in the US that will bring the company’s total manufacturing capacity to 10.6GW.

PV Talk: Kiwa PVEL's Tristan Erion-Lorico discusses highlights in the 2026 Module Reliability Scorecard, including UVID and delamination.

Trina's THBC - which combines TOPCon, HJT and BC - aims to leverage existing TOPCon capacity and increase the efficiency of C-Si single-junction cells.

For the fourth year in a row, Kiwa PVEL’s 2026 Module Reliability Scorecard registered a record high in module test failures.