module manufacturing

JinkoSolar has finished 2022 with 44.5GW of solar modules shipped globally and expects to have 60% of all shipments in 2023 from its n-type products.

Solar PV will lead the energy transition in Malaysia and could reach up to 153GW of installed capacity by 2050.

After the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, solar PV and storage are expected to create up to 115,000 manufacturing workers in the US by 2030.

French PV manufacturing startup Carbon has chosen a location for a proposed cell and module gigafactory which it plans to bring into operation in late 2025. The plant would be Carbon’s first production facility.

German manufacturer AE Solar has planned to build a module manufacturing plant with a 10GW annual capacity in Romania.

JA Solar is looking to capitalise on strong demand for modules in the Middle East as developers plan ever-larger solar projects and governments encourage the deployment of distributed PV systems.

Module manufacturer Meyer Burger has introduced a new product platform for its solar modules, enabling the scalability of new manufacturing capacities and accelerating mass production. 

US thin-film manufacturer First Solar has recorded 48.3GW of net bookings in 2022, up 30.8GW from the previous year.

Solar manufacturer Trina Solar has launched a new Vertex S+ PV module series using n-type i-TOPCon cells.

Spanish utility Iberdrola and Spanish solar PV manufacturer Exiom have partnered to build a module manufacturing facility in Spain with an initial annual capacity of 500MW.