Solar Manufacturing News

FuturaSun presents new HJT "Velvet" module series
Italian module maker FuturaSun will certainly debut its new "Velvet" module series at the Solar Solutions event in Amsterdam from March 14-16. Shipments of the glass-glass modules with bifacial heterojunction (HJT) cells are scheduled to start in June.
Mar 2, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, FuturaSun, solarr module
Meyer Burger to only manufacture glass-glass solar panels moving forward
Meyer Burger revealed its plans to switch all its high-performance solar modules to a glass-glass design to enhance manufacturing rate as well as stop slowdowns due to product shortages.
Mar 2, 2023 // Manufacturing News, meyer burger, solar module
Triveni Glass to Institute Solar Glass Manufacturing Plant in Andhra Pradesh
The said plant will be set up in Pangidi in East Godavari district of the state. The firm anticipates to create 2,000 tasks from the project.
Mar 1, 2023 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, solar glass, solar projects, Interfloat, Borosil Renewables, Global Investors’ Summit, hybrid projects with storage, Triveni Glass, Varun Gupta, wind-solar projects, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Solarwatt Launches New Glass-Glass Module with Building Authority Approval
Solarwatt GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, is launching a successor model of its "vision 60M construct" glass-glass solar module with general building inspectorate approval (abZ) from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt). The module comes with a 30-year product and performance warranty.
Mar 1, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar module, Solarwatt
Lightsource BP places major order with First Solar
US thin-film PV module manufacturer will provide the 4GW (dc) of modules in between 2026 as well as 2028
Feb 28, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, First Solar, Lightsource BP, solar module
Silfab releases cutting-edge solar module with conductive backsheet and X-pattern cells
Silfab Solar has actually launched its next-generation solar module, ELITE, to installers throughout the USA.
Feb 27, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar module, Silfab
Trina Solar With Global PV Launches 445W PV Modules for Rooftops
Global PV and smart energy provider Trina Solar has launched a new generation of rooftop modules: the Vertex S+ n type dual-glass product line, with output power reaching 445W, the highest in an area of less than 2 square meters.
Feb 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Rooftop PV, solar panel, Trina Solar
Emmvee Announces New Solar Cell & Module Factory in Bengaluru
The phase 2 of capacity development of 1.50 GW solar cell line and 1.75 GW of module production facility building and construction has been kickstarted formally. The facility will be the most sophisticated and also fully automated assembly line with built-up area of regarding 500,000 square feet, the firm shares.
Feb 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar pv, solar cell, solar module, Emmvee Group, Manjunatha, Dabaspet, module and cell facilities, solar factory in Bengaluru, Suhas Donth
Iberdrola and Exiom to Invest EUR 20 Million in Solar Panel Factory in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA and solar panel maker Exiom have partnered up to build the first industrial-scale solar PV panel factory in Spain, investing EUR 20 million in the region of Asturias.
Feb 22, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, solar panel, Exiom
GCL SI Unveils 12-GW Solar Module Factory in China
Chinese photovoltaics company GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd is investing CNY 2 billion to construct a 12-GW solar module factory in Jiangsu province, a move that could have a significant impact on the global photovoltaic industry.
Feb 21, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar module, GCL SI
Thirty years of Solarwatt: sales target of EUR 1 billion for 2025
Dresden, Germany-based Solarwatt GmbH is celebrating its 30th anniversary, making it one of the globe's earliest manufacturers of solar modules.
Feb 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, solar module, Solarwatt GmbH
Shunfeng to Invest $1.53bn to Build 10-GW Solar Cell Factory in Anhui, China
Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd, the parent company of Wuxi Suntech Power Co Ltd, has announced plans to invest INR 10.5 billion (USD 1.53bn/EUR 1.43bn) to set up a 10-GW TopCon solar cell factory in Anhui, China.
Feb 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar cell, Shunfeng
Chinese Risen Energy Sets New HJT Solar Module Output Efficiency World Record
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.
Feb 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar cells, Risen Energy, TÜV SÜD, solar module, Solar Industry, module efficiency, module bifaciality, Chinese solar module, Even Liu, HJT series solar module, Hyper-ion
China's Growatt ushers in solar inverter manufacturing facility in Vietnam
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.
Feb 17, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Vietnam, Growatt
Romania Gets EUR259 Million EU Help for Solar Panels & Battery Production
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.
Feb 17, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Solar Panels, Europe, european commission, Romania, photovoltaic cells, green transition of EU, green transition of Romania, Recovery and Resilience Facility, RRF, skilled workforce