Solar Manufacturing News

California-based SEG Solar Inc stated on Thursday that it has actually increased the annual manufacturing ability for its SEG 540W+ 182mm modules at its site in Cambodia to 500 MW and is getting ready to start manufacturing this month.

LG has actually released a brand-new all-black photovoltaic panel to the U.S. market, the LG NeON H+ Black photovoltaic panel. The solar module is the very first for the company to use its gap-free innovation. A brand-new circuitry style overlays half-cut solar cells to decrease thermal anxiety.

Sunergy California LLC, the firm manufacturing CSUN photovoltaic panels in a 400-MW manufacturing facility outside Sacramento, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and is currently in the process of liquidating its properties.

Reliance New Energy Solar (RNES) has invested US$ 29 million in German wafer modern technology business NexWafe's Series C funding round as it looks to develop wafer production facilities in India.

Polish perovskite solar cell programmer Saule Technologies on Friday claimed its cells have achieved 25.5% performance under indoor light, or the operating conditions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The Indian government is reportedly either thinking about a delay to its customs duty on imported solar items or allowing domestic projects to push back deadlines taking into account unpredictability from Chinese providers, the nation's renewable resource priest, RK Singh, told the Economic Times.

A subsidiary of Indian corporation Reliance Industries has actually gotten solar module maker REC Group and a 40% stake in EPC as well as O&M services supplier Sterling and also Wilson.

Slim film module as well as solar innovation supplier NanoPV plans to spend over US$ 36 million in a manufacturing and also circulation center in Georgia, revealed by state Governor Brian Kemp as he praised Georgia's "thriving solar atmosphere".

A new generation of low-cost, lasting and effective solar cells is a step better, thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland.

Spain-based Mondragon Assembly has obtained a licensing arrangement for its license for "continuous string" process, which has been its intellectual property because 2013. This process includes manufacturing a continuous string, which means any type of damaging effects arising from "first" and also "last" cell can be gotten rid of, therefore increasing the device's performance by 10%, claimed the business.

Indian solar maker Emmvee has actually authorized a memorandum of understanding with the federal government of Karnataka to set up a 3GW cell and also module production plant in the state.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and also M10 Industries have actually introduced a new matrix shingle innovation for attaching solar cells which is asserted to generate modules 2-- 6% a lot more efficient than those using conventionally linked half-cut cells.

A new transparency-friendly solar cell style could wed high performances with 30-year estimated life times, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has actually shown. It might pave the way for windows that likewise provide solar power.

JA Solar is intending to develop new building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) items with a cooperation with Chinese waterproof materials producer Oriental Yuhong.

Five of the solar market's leading module manufacturers have actually released a joint statement caution of an approaching "crisis" regarding module supplies, urging developers to consider postponing projects and requiring higher cooperation in between upstream and also downstream gamers.