Solar Manufacturing News

Chinese solar module maker Risen Energy has claimed a new world record for their HJT series solar module, Hyper-ion, with a maximum power of 741.456W and a module efficiency of 23.89%. This is an important breakthrough in the sustainable energy industry.

Chinese company Growatt revealed today the inauguration of the very first phase of its factory in Vietnam where it will be producing solar as well as storage space inverters, as well as storage batteries.

The European Commission has actually accepted a EUR 259 million Romanian scheme to support financial investments in the production, assembly as well as recycling of batteries, of photovoltaic cells as well as of panels in Romania The aid aims at green change of Romania and the EU.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 3.2 million (EUR 3m) to Solar MEAD, a project aimed at replacing fossil fuels with focused solar thermal (CST) energy in cement clinker production.

Solar thermal company Solarus has a technology for organizations with a high usage of hot water and also electrical power.

PV Hardware (PVH), a Grandsolar Group firm, is building a new 65,000 square meter solar tracker factory in Valencia, Spain. The facility will help the firm to take its global capacity to 25 GW, making it the world's top solar tracker producer.

QD Solar announces 24% efficiency for spin-coated perovskite cells and 23.2% efficiency for slot-die coated cells. These certified numbers have been developed for large scale manufacturing.

Fraunhofer ISE will certainly be solar technology partner of Emmvee for its upcoming solar cell manufacturing facility near Bangalore. The partnership aims to establish a 1.5 GW integrated Mono PERC/TOPCon cell production facility.

Antaisolar claims that solar tracking system called 'Making use of TAI-Simple' can ensure the stability of the project. The torque tube of the solar tracker can effectively shield with dampers on both sides, greatly enhance its wind-resistance ability, as well as is a lot more economical.

FTC Solar, a US-based solar tracker supplier, has developed a domestic joint venture with Thailand-headquartered steel fabricator Taihua New Energy to produce steel components for solar projects. The joint venture called Alpha Steel, will certainly concentrate on manufacturing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects in Sealy, Texas. Alpha Steel is expected to begin industrial manufacturing in mid-2023.

Trina Solar will supply PV modules for numerous Low Carbon projects throughout Europe. Vertex N 605W as well as Vertex 670W+ collection are the modules that will be supplied for the initial project of Low Carbon.

Polish fuel and power team Unimot SA (WSE: UNT) stated on Tuesday it has expanded three-fold its annual production capacity for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to 45 MW.

Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT) revealed it will produce solar silicon production equipment in the United States and intends to break ground on a united state manufacturing facility in Q2 2023. The Rochester, New York-based firm makes silicon-growing and crystal-processing equipment as well as has formerly dealt with Dalian Linton NC Machine Co. Ltd. in China to make its equipment.

Ground-mount installation professional Sunstall has released new venture Sunzaun, a vertical solar system perfect for agriculture applications.

European panel maker Recom Technologies will present its Panther series of solar modules for the U.S. market at Intersolar North America following week.