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Singapore-based Gstar to build 3GW silicon wafer plant in Indonesia

April 30, 2024
Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Gstar Solar has broken ground on a silicon rod and wafer-slicing plant in Indonesia.
VSUN wafer plant in Vietnam has started commercial operation.

VSUN completes 4GW wafer plant in Vietnam

April 23, 2024
Tokyo-headquartered solar manufacturer VSUN has commenced commercial production of its 4GW silicon wafer plant in Vietnam.
Rendering of a 4GW silicon wafer plant in Laos.

Imperial Star Solar to build 4GW silicon wafer plant in Laos

March 20, 2024
Cambodia-based solar manufacturer Imperial Star Solar has launched a silicon wafer manufacturing plant in Laos with a 4GW annual nameplate capacity.
CubicPV has started the design for the facility, pictured, and is advanced discussions for the location of the plant. Image: CubicPV.

CubicPV scraps 10GW US wafer factory due to “dramatic collapse in prices”

February 8, 2024
CubicPV has abandoned its plans for a 10GW solar wafer manufacturing facility in the US and is "restructuring" to focus on perovskite module development.
NexWafe's high-throughput epitaxy tool, currently being commissioned in Freiburg, Germany. Image: NexWafe

NexWafe expands to the US, aims 6GW of wafer capacity

January 25, 2024
German-based solar wafer producer NexWafe has expanded to the US and is exploring an initial development capacity of 6GW of solar wafers.
Canadian Solar TOPCon modules at RE+ 2023 in Las Vegas. Image: Jonathan Touriño Jacobo for PV Tech.

Canadian Solar to build 5GW n-type wafer plant in Thailand

November 9, 2023
Global solar manufacturer Canadian Solar will build a 5GW n-type wafer production facility in Chonburi, Thailand.
Credit: NorSun

NorSun announces temporary layoffs and production halt

September 13, 2023
Norwegian solar ingot manufacturer NorSun has announced its decision to temporarily stop production and lay off employees due to the influx of "exceptionally low price" Chinese solar modules.
Production of Trina Solar’s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells. Image: Trina Solar

Trina Solar begins wafer production at 6.5GW Vietnam facility

August 29, 2023
The announcement comes days after the US Department of Commerce found that Trina had been circumventing its AD/CVD import tariffs via Southeast Asia.
CubicPV has started the design for the facility, pictured, and is advanced discussions for the location of the plant. Image: CubicPV.

CubicPV selects engineering partner for 10GW US silicon wafer factory

August 16, 2023
US Solar manufacturer CubicPV has contracted Arcadis, a design and consultancy firm, to provide architectural and engineering services for its 10GW silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the US.
Image: Unsplash

NorSun bags US$8.5 million to build 5GW US wafer plant

August 15, 2023
Norwegian solar wafer manufacturer NorSun has closed NOK90 million (US$8.5 million) in equity financing to support its expansion in Europe and the US.

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