Solar Manufacturing News

BYD intends to increase production of solar panels in Brazil
Shenzhen-based BYD intends to significantly increase the production of solar panels in Brazil in 2020, in response to demand from the local market, said the director of marketing and sustainability of BYD in Brazil, Adalberto Maluf.
Jan 9, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Canadian Solar, Solar Panels, South america, Brazil, BYD
Cost-efficient solar cells for space application
Scientists from American National Renewable Energy Lab have discovered a new technology to cut the costs of manufacturing of a very efficient (but at the same time extremely costly) GaAs solar cell.
Jan 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, China, solar cells, Asia, North America
JA Solar starts ramping 1.6GW monocrystalline ingot capacity expansion project
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JA Solar has started ramping a 1.6GW monocrystalline ingot production expansion project at its main ingot production plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.
Jan 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, JA Solar, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, investment, monocrystalline wafer
AST bags volume order for high-efficiency PERC solar cell measurement systems
Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has secured a new volume order for PERC solar cell measurement systems from what it said was the largest manufacturer of high-efficiency PERC solar cells.
Jan 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, PERC, Gordon Deans, aurora solar technologies, pv celltech
JinkoSolar developing multi-junction solar cell for space and terrestrial applications
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has partnered with the Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources (SISP) to co-develop high-efficiency multi-junction solar cell technology for both space and terrestrial applications.
Jan 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, JinkoSolar, Asia, solar cell, iii-v, Jin Hao
SunPower appoints new CFO to Maxeon spin-off’s leadership team
SunPower has appointed a new chief financial officer to the leadership team of its planned manufacturing spin-off, Maxeon Solar Technologies.
Jan 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, manufacturing, SunPower, North America, m&a, Maxeon, Joanne Solomon
JinkoSolar lands 150MW Cambodia solar supply deal
Leading module manufacturer JinkoSolar is to supply 150MW worth of its high-efficiency Cheetah solar panels for projects in Cambodia.
Jan 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, JinkoSolar, Asia, Cambodia, south east asia
First Solar to pay US$350 million to settle 2012 class action case
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, First Solar has agreed to settle a 2012 class action lawsuit to the tune of US$350 million. The settlement is subject to approval by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Germany, SMSL, Europe, Asia, first solar inc, cdte thin-film modules
LONGi planning 40GW mono wafer expansion as 100GW capacity target looms
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has signed a new agreement to build a new 20GW wafer plant in Chuxiong, Yunnan province with further plans to expand capacity to 40GW in the future.
Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, investment, monocrystalline wafer, longii
Chinese investor buys 14% stake in Comtec Solar
Sun Da has moved to become the lithium energy storage and electric vehicle battery company’s second largest investor, raising HK$10.3 million for the business in the process.
Jan 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, China, Asia, Comtec Solar, Sun Da
JA Solar unveils plans for new 5GW cell, 10GW module production facilities
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has unveiled plans to bolster its output with a new cell manufacturing facility and module production plant.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, China, JA Solar, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, cell
SunPower to cut up to 160 jobs amidst restructuring
US solar firm SunPower is to cut up to 160 jobs as part of a restructuring plan following the spin off of its manufacturing operations.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, manufacturing, SunPower, pv modules, investment, finance, North America
JA Solar To Supply More Than 490 MW Modules To Huanghe Hydropower Project
JA Solar has announced that it has won a tender to supply high-efficiency modules to Huanghe hydropower transmission project. The company will supply 490 MW to Huanghes Qinghai Province ultra-high voltage Transmission project.
Dec 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, JA Solar, pv modules, Huanghe
Enphase announces off grid solar-plus-storage solution and commercial microinverters
The American energy tech firm has recently unveiled its “Ensemble in a Box” solar-plus-storage set for 2 solar modules and a 640-watt 2-module microinverter.
Dec 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Policy, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Enphase
490 MW solar modules for UV Transmission Project tender awarded to JA Solar
JA Solar will supply high-efficiency modules to the Huanghe Hydropower project. JA won the bid to supply the modules to the ultra-high project China based transmission project.
Dec 26, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, tender, JA Solar, pv modules, Asia, UHV