manufacturing

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AU$151 million (US$98 million) in conditional funding for Sunman Energy to establish a 500MW per annum solar module manufacturing facility in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales (NSW).

Astronergy and JA Solar have 'reached an agreement on cross-licencing' of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents moving forward.

Indian solar PV manufacturer Vikram Solar has started commercial operations at its 5GW Vallam module manufacturing facility in India.

Chinese manufacturers account for nine of the world’s top ten polysilicon producers, led by Tongwei, GCL Technology and Daqo New Energy.

Holosolis has secured €220 million (US$255.2 million) to support its construction of a module factory in France with a total capacity of 5GW.

Changing economic and demographic trends across the world will drive an increasingly complex energy mix over the coming years, says the IEA.

Qcells has announced plans to reduce pay and working hours for one-third of its 3,000 employees in the US state of Georgia.

Runergy has reported that its latest n-type TOPCon solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.55%.

Solar Media Market Research looks into the the Section 232 ruling in the US, tackling the questions that need to be understood.

Chinese inverter and storage manufacturer Sungrow has revealed details of its planned flotation on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.