manufacturing

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded more than €160 million (US$183 million) in funding to 40 clean energy manufacturing projects, three of which are for solar PV.

The annual ITRPV report was published this week, offering a snapshot of the latest technological trends shaping the industry.

Toyo Solar has raised around US$50 million to finance the expansion of the company’s cell manufacturing work in Houston, Texas.

Module quality and reliability concerns, HJT, manufacturing in Africa and hail were among the key topics discussed at PV ModuleTech USA.

European inverter manufacturing capacity has now surpassed 100GW, according to figures from PV Tech Market Research.

The ongoing permitting challenge is a key factor slowing down solar manufacturing and deployment in the US, according to T1 Energy’s CEO, Dan Barcelo.

MSolar Manufacturing has announced plans to invest US$23.7 million into a new vertically-integrated solar manufacturing facility.

NSW will provide AU$225 million in new funding to support domestic manufacturing of low-carbon products and renewable energy components.

SEG Solar will build a third module manufacturing plant in the US that will bring the company’s total manufacturing capacity to 10.6GW.

The ESMC has joined 22 other European industry bodies in signing an open letter, calling for greater protection from 'unfair trade practices'.