Solar Manufacturing News

ARENA Unveils $39M Solar Innovation Funding Round
ARENA launches USD 39M solar R&D boost, targeting AUD 0.30/watt by 2030, empowering innovation in renewable energy and decarbonizing industry.
Jul 9, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA
REC Silicon Board Concedes It Has No Escape From Hanwha’s NOK 2.20-per-Share Takeover
REC Silicon’s new board says it cannot finance the company without accepting Hanwha’s NOK 2.20-per-share takeover, leaving investors little room to manoeuvre.
Jul 8, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Europe, polysilicon, Norway, REC Silicon, Hanwha, m&a
CNNP Optoelectronics brings utility-scale perovskite modules out of the lab
CNNP Optoelectronics debuts a 1.6 m×1.2 m perovskite module with 16.5 % TÜV efficiency, glass-glass ruggedization, and lights-out manufacturing at 200 MW scale.
Jul 3, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, solar module, SNEC 2025, CNNP Optoelectronics, Poly-4PACz
Sunkind Partners with JA Solar for Major Indian PV Expansion
Sunkind Energy and JA Solar join forces to power India's solar future with cutting-edge technology and sustainable growth.
Jul 3, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, JA Solar, Asia, Sunkind Energy
Boric-acid interface pushes all-perovskite tandem cell efficiency to 28.5 %
Chinese researchers replace corrosive phosphoric anchors with boric-acid SAMs, delivering a record 28.5 % all-perovskite tandem solar cell that retains 90 % output after 500 h of light soaking.
Jun 26, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, tandem, NiOx, boric-acid, stability
GCL Fires Up World’s First GW-Scale Perovskite Tandem Line Factory
GCL launches a $700 million Kunshan plant able to roll out 2 GW of record-efficient perovskite–silicon tandem modules each year, ushering flexible solar into mass production.
Jun 26, 2025 // Manufacturing News, perovskite, GCL, kunshan
LONGi, Pertamina Partner for Indonesian Solar Factory
LONGi and Pertamina unite to power Indonesia's future with a 1.6GW solar plant, advancing renewable energy goals and regional clean energy capabilities.
Jun 25, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Asia, LONGi, Indonesia, Pertamina
KPI Green Books $174 Million Emmvee Order for Gujarat Mega-Project
KPI Green Energy secures INR 15 billion in high-efficiency modules from Emmvee for a hybrid solar park in Gujarat, advancing India’s clean-power push.
Jun 25, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, gujarat, emmvee, KPI Green
Waaree Energies Relocates 6-GW Solar Factory Project
Waaree Energies shifts its 6-GW solar factory from Odisha to multiple sites, enhancing logistics and market reach for strategic growth in solar energy.
Jun 24, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, Waaree Energies
Servotech Buys 27% of Rhine Solar to Boost Module Output
Servotech buys 27 % of Rhine Solar, aiming to expand its ALMM-approved plant from 100 MW to 600 MW by 2026 and produce high-efficiency TOPCon solar modules.
Jun 23, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, topcon, Servotech, Rhine Solar
LONGi Smashes Tandem Solar Record With 33 Percent Efficiency Leap
LONGi’s new silicon-perovskite tandem cell hits 33 % efficiency, raising the bar for large-area photovoltaics and spotlighting the firm’s broader “Innovation + Collaboration” strategy.
Jun 20, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, LONGi, efficiency, Tandem cells, photovoltaics
Innosuisse Grant Accelerates PEROVSKIA SOLAR’s Drive Toward Mass Solar Production
Perovskia Solar secures CHF 1.05 m from Innosuisse to automate production, targeting one million flexible perovskite cells yearly for battery-free IoT devices.
Jun 18, 2025 // Manufacturing News, perovskite, thin-film, IoT, Swiss-startup
Waaree Solar Secures 599-MW Module Deal in US
Waaree Solar secures major 599-MW U.S. project, boosting its presence in the booming renewable energy market.
Jun 12, 2025 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Waaree Solar
Saatvik Starts 4.8-GW Solar Cell Factory at Odisha Gopalpur Park
Saatvik Solar has begun building a ₹3,000 crore plant in Odisha to make 4.8 GW of cells and 4 GW of modules, boosting India’s home-grown PV capacity.
Jun 9, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, solar cell, Saatvik
IIT Bombay Pushes 4T Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Efficiency Past 29 Percent
IIT Bombay hits 29.14 % efficiency in four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem by adding a 3 nm Al₂O₃ passivation layer, edging lab tandems toward 30 %.
Jun 5, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, IIT Bombay, Tandem Solar, ALD Passivation, India Research