UFLPA

The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.

As of today, "goods produced by the named 37 entities will be prohibited from entering the United States," the government said.

Maxeon has announced plans to submit 'one or more protests' against CBP for its continued detainment of its modules produced in Mexico.

Maxeon has published losses of US$7.8 million, alongside falling module shipments, in its financial results covering Q2 2024.

US-based PV manufacturer Mission Solar Energy has unveiled three new modules aimed at commercial and industrial and utility-scale projects.

Detention of electronics by US customs, which includes solar PV products, has dropped to its lowest since the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2022.

As trade laws and concern around the concentration of solar manufacturing in China increase, can the solar supply chain support global demand?

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

UL Solutions has awarded its ‘Carbon Footprint of Products Verification’ to the Vertex series of modules, developed Trina Solar.