Modules

German technology group and PV component manufacturer Heraeus has acquired an undisclosed stake in French PV manufacturing startup Holosolis to support the development of its planned 5GW module assembly plant in Hambach, France.

PV Tech Premium speaks to Gautam Solar, about its plans to double its module manufacturing capacity to 2GW by the end of this year.

Renewables are set to contribute 80% of new power capacity to 2030 in the stated policies scenario (STEPS), with solar PV alone accounting for more than half of it, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

PV Tech sat down with Alastair Mounsey, Regional Sales Director at JA Solar, to talk about the transition to n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells and modules, the state of the European solar market and what will define a successful PV manufacturer in the coming years.

PV Tech sat down with Singapore-headquartered solar module manufacturer REC Solar at the Solar & Storage Live 2023 event in Birmingham, UK, to discuss n-type production, its European plans and why price isn’t everything when it comes to solar.

Qcells has completed expansion work at its module manufacturing facility in Dalton, bringing the total capacity of the facility to 5.1GW.

Facing an auditorium of the biggest names in solar, the panelists in the discussion emphasised the central role that ESG and supply chain traceability is coming to play in the solar industry.

Trina Solar has announced that it will supply some of its latest Vertex solar modules to the 2GW Ningxia solar project in China.

Many companies and research teams demonstrated impressive results in major releases this year, effectively consolidating the competitiveness of HJT technology and promoting the development of solar energy.

The year-on-year growth of production in a number of sectors, including polysilicon, wafers and modules, all approached or exceeded 80%.