Solar Manufacturing News

Tongwei set for six-fold profit leap after polysilicon, solar cell prices remain high
Solar maker Tongwei is forecasting for a six-fold rise in net profit for Q1 2022, highlighting the effect prices spikes are having on upstream supplier fortunes.
Mar 30, 2022 // Manufacturing News, manufacturing, Tongwei, polysilicon, solar cell
SunPower releases upgraded house battery system supplying 'whole home' backup power capability
United States residential solar installer SunPower launched an upgraded version of its battery storage space system, dubbed SunVault, claiming it can currently provide whole-home back-up in case of power failure.
Mar 30, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, SunPower, Battery Energy Storage, sunvault
LONGi claims brand-new p-type heterojunction cell efficiency record of 25.47%.
Solar maker LONGi has laid claim to a brand-new cell effectiveness record for a gallium-doped p-type heterojunction PV cell.
Mar 30, 2022 // Manufacturing News, heterojunction, LONGi, isfh, p-type, conversion efficiency, cell efficiency
Gautam Solar introduces G-2X Mono Solar Panels with Dual Power Generation
In Roof & Ground Mounted Solar Power Plants the power generation gains from the back side of the module are additional 10%- 30%. Gautam Solar claims that the modern technology, range of procedures and also reliability like features maintains the brand-new panel various in the market.
Mar 25, 2022 // Manufacturing News, solar plants, Gautam Solar, Gautam Mohanka, G-2X Mono Solar Panels
Tesla opens gigafactory in Germany
The first Model Y electric cars have rolled off the assembly line at the US electric car producer's first European factory.
Mar 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Transport, TESLA, Germany, Elon Musk, Europe
GCL SI to deliver 71 MW of bifacial solar modules to Brazil
Chinese photovoltaics (PV) business GCL System Integration Technology Co Ltd (SHE:002506) today introduced a solar module order in Brazil and also offered an update regarding its manufacturing operations in Hefei, China.
Mar 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, South america, Brazil, Asia, GCL SI, bifacial solar modules
Vikram Solar files for IPO to raise funds for 2GW cell and also module production facility
Vikram Solar has actually filed draft papers for its initial public offering (IPO) as it seeks to raise funds for a 2GW integrated cell as well as module factory in India.
Mar 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, India, Tamil Nadu, IPO, Asia, Vikram Solar, PLI, initial public offering, production-linked incentive
Mondragon Assembly gets majority stake in QHD Visual, patents brand-new lamination machine
Solar production equipment provider Mondragon Assembly has actually gotten a 60% stake in Chinese lamination equipment manufacturer QHD Visual Automation Equipment.
Mar 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, Mondragon Assembly, lamination, machinery, qhd visual, Iñaki Madina
New single-axis solar tracker can adhere to sloped, uneven, challenging terrain
NX Horizon-XTR's ability to adhere to terrain can considerably reduce earthwork, permitting these otherwise-infeasible sites to become financially and eco viable solar projects.
Mar 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Nextracker, Dan Shugar, SOLV Energy, Donny Gallagher, NX Horizon-XTR™
Heliene, UbiQD to partner on agriPV module development
Solar supplier Heliene as well as US nanomaterials specialist UbiQD are to work together on PV modules targeted at the expanding 'agrivoltaic' sector.
Mar 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, agrivoltaics, North America, Agriculture, heliene, agriPV, greenhouse, ubiqd
LONGi signs major multi-year polysilicon deal with Tongwei
LONGi Solar is to procure more than 200,000 metric tonnes (MT) of polysilicon from upstream service provider Tongwei under a two-year agreement.
Mar 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, longi solar, wafers, cells, supply chain
Manufacturing of solar panels for commercial market begins at SPI Energy facility in Sacramento
New united state photovoltaic panel manufacturer SPI Energy/SolarJuice introduced that it has actually begun manufacturing on 450-W as well as 550-W solar panels at its facility in Sacramento, California.
Mar 22, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, North America
Jolywood signs agreement to establish 100,000 MT polysilicon project in northern China
Chinese module manufacturer Jolywood Solar has actually authorized an agreement with the government of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province to build a high-purity, solar-grade polysilicon manufacturing facility as it tries to balance out rising raw material expenses and also push for greater vertical combination.
Mar 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, silicon, Jolywood, jolywood suzhou sunwatt co, shanxi
JinkoSolar strategies US$ 3.3 bn 30GW silicon pull rod, 24GW module as well as aluminium frame development
JinkoSolar has actually revealed information of a multi-project silicon pull rod, module assembly and aluminium frame growth in China, which the supplier is to spend a combined RMB20.8 billion (US$ 3.27 billion) in.
Mar 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, star market, module assembly, jiangxi jinko, silicon pull rod
DOE pin down 5-year plan to establish safe handling of end-of-life solar PV materials
The United State Department of Energy released an action strategy to make it possible for the safe as well as responsible handling of solar PV end-of-life (EOL) materials. The tasks outlined in the plan will certainly reduce the environmental effect of solar energy while sustaining the Biden Administration's goal to decarbonize the power grid by 2035.
Mar 18, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Kelly Speakes-Backman, doe