As TOPCon manufacturing expands globally, producers are facing different cost, safety and supply-chain realities – creating an opportunity to rethink technology platforms and prepare for next-generation tandem architectures.
The latest domestic solar-grade polysilicon transaction prices from the Silicon Industry Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association show that all domestic n-type solar-grade polysilicon products have plunged, with steep declines across the board.
Analysis: Just as the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a European pivot on clean energy, the US-Israel war on Iran presents another potential turning point, this time with a wider global reach.
The EU’s “Industrial Accelerator Act” (IAA) for key domestic manufacturing sectors has been met with mixed reactions by the continent’s solar industry.