Solar Manufacturing News

Polysilicon Woes in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months: Rethink
According to Rethink Energy's findings, 2022 will certainly be the 2nd as well as last year of the polysilicon lack. While the financial rebound of 2021 saw demand surpass supply by 50 GW, with possibly an also bigger void in 2022, pledges made by several lots firms must see manufacturing capacity triple over the next 3 years.
Feb 8, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Market Research, polysilicon, Rethink Energy, Andries Wantenaar
China states United States Section 201 expansion will misshape worldwide trade
Head of state Joe Biden's transfer to extend tariffs on imported solar modules as well as cells will misshape international trade, China's commerce ministry has stated.
Feb 7, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, China, bifacial, Asia, North America, Joe Biden, ACORE, 8 minute energy
Maxeon expands warranty for IBC modules to 'industry-leading' 40 years
PV maker Maxeon Solar Technologies has revealed its SunPower Maxeon variety of interdigitated back call (IBC) modules are to be offered with a prolonged 40-year warranty.
Feb 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, C&I, SunPower, modules, IBC, Maxeon Solar Technologies, interdigitated back contact, warranty
Heliene to supply approximately 250MW of US-made modules to C&I solar programmer Altus Power
Canada-headquartered solar supplier Heliene will provide approximately 250MW of its modules to commercial as well as industrial (C&I) PV developer Altus Power as part of a brand-new critical partnership in between the companies.
Feb 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, PV module, North America, Altus Power, initial public offering, heliene
India reveals four-fold increase of solar PLI scheme funding to US$ 2.6 billion
India's government is to supply a further Rs19,500 crore (US$ 2.6 billion) of funding for its PV production Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, with the country intent on spurring more development of a residential solar manufacturing base.
Feb 2, 2022 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, mnre, PLI, solar supply chain, production linked incentive, union budget
Perovskite solar module with 18.45% effectiveness through co-solvent dilution method
The module was produced with methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cells through inexpensive spin coating. The panel additionally achieved an open-circuit voltage of 16.07 V, a short-circuit current of 69.52 mA, and a fill element of 75.35%.
Jan 31, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, Aldo di Carlo, solar module, Hong Zhang, solar efficiency
Solar-plus-storage self-governing power generator from Spain
Established in Spain, the Arca system integrates photovoltaic panels, power electronic devices, and also power storage. Arca Lite has a ranked power of 490 Wp, and also Arca Plus of 980 Wp.
Jan 28, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Spain, Europe, Solartia, IED, Iñigo Ayerra
LONGi raises wafer rates by 4% as hopes of falling costs fade
LONGi has actually increased its wafer rates for a second time in simply over a month as hopes of falling prices fade as well as China shuts down for a week for its annual Luna New Year holiday.
Jan 28, 2022 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, wafers, LONGi, p-type mono wafers, solar wafers
US House bill includes USD 3bn for solar production
The US House of Representatives today introduced the America COMPETES Act of 2022 that looks for to bolster the nation's supply chain as well as competition, and also includes USD 3 billion (EUR 2.7 bn) for solar production.
Jan 28, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Joe Biden, Frank Pallone
Wood Mackenzie anticipates go back to photovoltaic panel rate drops this year
Wood Mackenzie has actually made its predictions for the Chinese power market in 2022 as well as stated the country could set up nearly 120GW of solar and wind power generation capacity.
Jan 28, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia
Perovskite solar cell with 1,400-hour stability at heats
German scientists have actually established a perovskite PV cell with impressive stability by adding a bilayer of polymers that safeguards the perovskite from corrosion. This design assists to secure the exceptionally delicate perovskite user interface and also provides the cell with astonishingly high conductivity.
Jan 27, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, FAU, Yicheng Zhao, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
RenewSys enhances encapsulant production capacity to 3GW in the middle of an 'exciting time' for Indian solar production
Indian PV encapsulant as well as backsheet supplier RenewSys has brought its encapsulant manufacturing capacity approximately 3GW with the appointing of a brand-new line in Bengaluru, India, with the business eventually targeting 11GW of capacity via a "phased manner".
Jan 26, 2022 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, encapsulant, eva encapsulant, poe encapsulant, renewsys, renewsys india
US renewables companies assert US$ 2bn lost monthly in the middle of Build Back Better deadlock
Greater than 260 companies in the US clean energy sector are demanding urgent action on the US$ 1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) Act, claiming that US$ 2 billion is being shed in financial activity monthly the long-awaited expense is delayed.
Jan 25, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, congress, Joe Manchin, American Clean Power Association, Build Back Better
GCL-Poly confirms completion of its granular silicon facility, anticipates US$ 850m net profit in 2021
Major polysilicon and wafer manufacturer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings verified the completion of its granular silicon facility as well as, in a significant turnaround of its lot of money in 2020, is expecting RMB5.4 billion (US$ 850 million) in net profit for 2021, according to a business statement.
Jan 25, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, silicon, LONGi, GCL-Poly, granular silicon
Daqo Xinjiang subsidiary forecasting five-fold profit jump as development plans development
Polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy is expecting a five-fold rise in internet profit from its Xinjiang subsidiary as it remains to progress growth plans.
Jan 25, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Daqo New Energy, Daqo, upstream, Xinjiang