Solar Manufacturing News

Solar connection start-up ConnectDER banks USD 27m in fund-raiser
ConnectDER, a United States provider of meter collars for home solar connection, has actually pulled in USD 27 million (EUR 25.1 m) in fresh capital to broaden its organization in a Series C funding round led by Energy Innovation Capital (EIC).
May 25, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, ConnectDER
JinkoSolar strategies financial investment of almost USD 8bn in new Chinese factories
Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd (NYSE: JKS) made a couple of news on Wednesday in relation to its majority-owned principal operating subsidiary, including an enormous financial investment plan of CNY 56 billion (USD 7.94 bn/EUR 7.38 bn).
May 25, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JinkoSolar, Asia
The smarter E: Féron presents highly reflective black backsheet
Aluminium Féron GmbH & Co. KG from Düren, Germany is presenting a new black backsheet for solar modules at Intersolar.
May 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, backsheet, Intersolar, solar module, Féron GmbH & Co. KG
Sharp launches bifacial glass-glass module with TOPCon cells and 570 watts
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has launched a bifacial glass-glass module with 144 M10 TOPCon fifty percent cells and 16 busbars. The NB-JD570 has an output of 570 watts with a module efficiency of 22.07 percent.
May 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, PV module, Sharp Energy Solutions Europe, bifacial glass-glass module
TOPCon solar modules have good showing in PVEL reliability scorecard
Independent solar testing lap PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) today published its "2023 PV Module Reliability Scorecard," which names 250 model types of PV modules from 35 producers as Top Performers in PVEL's testing, the most in the company's history.
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, pvel, solar module
Origami Solar readies second-gen steel module frame for certification testing
Steel photovoltaic panel frame supplier Origami Solar revealed that its second-generation frame is now ready for evaluation as well as certification testing. This 2nd variation is lighter as well as gives improved architectural efficiency compared to the first-generation prototype.
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, origami solar, Gregg Patterson
Enel prepares US$ 1bn solar manufacturing facility for Oklahoma
Inola facility is expected to reach 3GW of annual capacity in 2025
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, Enel, North America, Oklahoma, solar module
Ginlong (Solis) Selects enPossibilities As Its Distribution Companion For Indian Market
By keeping significant supplies, enPossibilities will certainly bridge the gap between the availability of solar inverters' as well as the demands of solar installers and EPC players throughout the country.
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, solar inverters, Solis, EPC market, Ginlong Technologie
OMCO Solar opens 5th mounting production center in the USA
Tracker and also fixed-tilt mounting maker OMCO Solar opened its fifth U.S. production facility, a new site in Warsaw, Indiana. The company also revealed a new torque tube line at its Pierceton, Indiana.
May 19, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, tracker, North America, OMCO Solar
Nextracker opens torque tube manufacturing facility in Tennessee
A new factory in Tennessee officially was revealed today that will make steel components for Nextracker solar tracking systems. The Memphis-based facility houses MSS Steel Tubes United States, a joint venture of Metalogalva and also Soufer, as well as will produce Nextracker steel torque tubes. The site supports 129 jobs.
May 19, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Nextracker, torque tube
Ojjo's Earth Truss System now suitable with many major tracker manufacturers
Ojjo revealed it has actually increased the compatibility of its trademarked Earth Truss System throughout top-tier tracker producers: Array Technologies, Nextracker and currently consisting of GameChange Solar.
May 19, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Ojjo, Earth Truss System
News of 5-gigawatt manufacturing facility in France
A solar manufacturing facility with an annual production capacity of 5 gigawatts is to be built in Sarreguemines (Saargemünd) in the French department of Moselle.
May 18, 2023 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe
Qcells to spend USD 100m as part of race for perovskite tandem cells
Solar products maker Qcells, a subsidiary of Seoul-based Hanwha Solutions Corp with German roots, today revealed a USD-100-million (EUR 91.9 m) financial investment in a pilot line targeted at speeding up the commercialisation of perovskite-based tandem cells.
May 18, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, solar cells, perovskite, Qcells
Leading 4 Manufacturers of Polysilicon in China; Tongwei Leads the Race
All leading 4 suppliers are now located in China; they generated greater than 100,000 MT each in 2022. all leading 4 producers are currently situated in China; they produced greater than 100,000 MT each in 2022. The six biggest Chinese manufacturers alone have additional capacities of about 1.5 million MT in the pipe for 2023 as well as 2024.
May 17, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, xinte energy, Daqo New Energy, bernreuter research, gcl technology, polysilicone industry in China
Toyota Gives Solar Panels A Redo With Vibrant Colors And Patterns
The majority of photovoltaic panels are a boring black, but Toyota has generated a first-of-its-kind innovation that permits them to be much more colorful
May 16, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Toyota, solar panel