Modules

The US DFC has announced plans to invest US$425 million into TP Solar, to build a 4.3GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant in India.

Canadian PV manufacturer Heliene has secured US$170 million to grow its existing module assembly plant with two new 300MW lines.

Longroad Energy has extended a module supply agreement with First Solar, and now expects to acquire an additional 2GW of First Solar modules.

Multiple European cell and module manufacturers, start-ups and solar PV component suppliers have published an open letter via the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), urging the EU to take actions to safeguard the European PV manufacturing industry threatened by "unsustainably low-priced PV modules" from Chinese module manufacturers.

Trina Solar plans to build a new module manufacturing facility in the US state of Texas, with a production capacity of 5GW.

Global module capacities are on track to reach 866GW by the end of 2023, more than doubling the existing capacity at the end of 2022.

TW (Tongwei) Solar entered the PV industry in 2006, initially specialising in polysilicon production before going on to establish itself as a world-leading manufacturer, currently creating waves in the high-efficiency PV module sector.

The Q3 2023 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, leading with a focus on solar in the US, one year on from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

JinkoSolar is currently on track to regain the position of number one module supplier by volume in 2023, fulfilling a three-year goal.

Chinese module manufacturer DMEGC Solar has started commercial operations at its new Lianyungang manufacturing base in eastern China.