Solar Manufacturing News

Solar supplier Tongwei boosted the rates of its cells for the second time in a month on Monday, with polysilicon rates also edging upwards today.

Renewables designer Arevon energy intends to use Nextracker single-axis trackers in its 1.5-GW portfolio of solar projects in Indiana as well as Nevada. Nextracker will provide NX Horizon solar trackers with going along with proprietary software as well as control systems.

North American solar manufacturer Silfab Solar has begun to deliver items from its new manufacturing facility in Burlington, Washington, which has increased its manufacturing capability to roughly 800MW annually.

LONGi Solar recorded a 21% leap in net profit in the first fifty percent of the year despite what it referred to as a "moderate" adjustment to capacity utilisation rates following market demand.

Solar PV maker Goldi Solar has introduced its new line of product-- the HELOCò Pro module series-- which includes mono-facial and bi-facial modules with M10 wafer dimension. With an area approximately 2.58 square meter, weight of 32kg as well as power of 560W, the brand-new modules can be widely made use of in utility, agriculture, commercial, and rooftop applications.

Solar waste is not yet a visible concern, however will certainly turn into one soon, if recycling as well as disposal is not prioritised quickly. Pending a recycling policy, the government can a minimum of make sure excellent quality requirements so that the equipment does not reach end of life before its guaranteed date/s.

As much as 400 GW of nameplate solar module manufacturing capacity and nearly 325 GW of nameplate cell capacity could be online by the end of 2021, says a brand-new report. Southeast Asia is the 2nd leading manufacturing area for cell and module suppliers, complying with China and Taiwan, which are at the top.

NextEra Energy has asked the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) to either force a new alliance of solar firms to expose its members or to ditch its request for fresh tariffs on China-linked solar imports.

Silicon-based solar modules control the current market. However, they are pricey and also have a high carbon impact.

Solar PV maker Next Energy and trading and investment company empire Marubeni are partnering to recycle used photovoltaic panels making use of blockchain technology, as part of a program supported by Japan's Ministry of the Environment.

New insight into exactly how chlorine improves the efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) cells could result in also higher performances, according to a group of researchers at Loughborough University in the UK.

LONGi has increased its wafer rates for the very first time in almost two months with the market supported for continued high prices throughout the remainder of the year.

Chinese batteries as well as electric lorries manufacturer BYD Company Ltd (HKG:1211) introduced on Wednesday it plans to raise its photovoltaic panel manufacturing in Brazil to launch brand-new 450-W models.

Significant polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy has actually unveiled plans to increase its annual production ability to 270,000 metric heaps (MT) by 2024 while also plotting a course for prominence of the n-type polysilicon market.

Meyer Burger is sold out of its heterojunction solar modules till the fourth quarter of 2021 as the firm remains to be influenced by production ramp-up delays.