manufacturing

Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has reduced shifts for around 300 employees at its Thalheim cell manufacturing facility amid supply chain challenges.

Solar Media will host a panel discussion on European manufacturing at this year’s Intersolar Europe event, at the company’s stand on 7 May.

Japanese cell and module manufacturer Toyo Solar has begun production at its solar cell processing plant in Ethiopia.

ES Foundry has signed a 150MW cell supply deal with what it calls a “leading national community solar developer” in the US.

Bert Thin Films has used a copper paste on a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) M10 solar cell with a conversion efficiency of 24%.

India has added 11.6GW and 25.3GW of annual nameplate capacity in 2024 for solar cells and PV modules, respectively.

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has denied Maxeon’s protests made against its detention of the company’s modules brought into the US.

India has nearly trebled its annual nameplate for solar cells from 9GW to 25GW between March 2024 and March 2025, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

PV Talk: “Our best chance of establishing a viable solar industry is in partnership with China,” Brett Hallam tells PV Tech Premium.

Waaree Energies has commissioned a 5.4GW cell manufacturing facility in Gujarat, the largest cell manufacturing facility in India.