The photovoltaic industry’s two largest trade fairs – The smarter E Europe/Intersolar Europe in Munich and SNEC PV+ in Shanghai – took place in June 2026. Held within weeks of each other, these exhibitions often serve as key platforms for companies to showcase their latest products, technologies, and manufacturing solutions, while providing insights into the emerging trends.
TaiyangNews closely followed these exhibitions to capture the latest developments across the PV and storage industries. Given the breadth of products and technologies on display, our coverage has been structured into three dedicated reports, each focusing on a separate segment of the value chain. While this first report covers the cell and module production equipment and materials involved in the processes, the other two upcoming reports will cover module & mounting systems and storage & inverters.
The first edition, New Cell & Module Production Equipment and Materials Trends 2026, focuses on equipment for wafer, cell, and module manufacturing, along with the manufacturing materials used in these processes. It covers manufacturing solutions for mainstream and next-generation solar cell technologies, including TOPCon, back-contact (BC), heterojunction (HJT), and perovskite-silicon tandems. The report highlights the latest trends in cell production, module assembly, characterization, metallization pastes, encapsulation materials, and backsheets.
