US CdTe Solar Manufacturers Decide To Bury The Hatchet
Toledo Solar Reaches Mutually Agreeable Settlement With First Solar Over Lawsuit; Changes Strategic Direction
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar technology companies Toledo Solar and First Solar have reached a mutually agreeable settlement in relation to the lawsuit the latter filed in May 2023. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
China Solar PV News Snippets
DAH Solar’s Record Mass Production Conversion Efficiency & More From LONGi, NWEPDI, Risen Energy, Zhongmao Lvneng
DAH Solar’s TOPCon cell hits record conversion efficiency; LONGi and NWEPDI enter into strategic cooperation agreement; Risen Energy ships 1st HJT Hyper-ion modules from Nanbin base; Zhongmao Lvneng’s CdTe thin-film PV module R&D and manufacturing base starts construction.
US CdTe Makers Clash
First Solar Accuses Toledo Solar Of ‘Deceptive Activities’ & False Representation Of Its Own Modules
First Solar Inc, the US based CdTe thin film solar module manufacturer, has accused another US CdTe company, Toledo Solar, of indulging in ‘false and deceptive activities’ by selling and marketing modules under its own brand name while claiming t.
First Solar Picks Alabama For New US Module Fab
US Module Maker First Solar Announces Alabama As Home To Its New Manufacturing Facility With 3.5 GW DC Annual Capacity
First Solar management has announced Alabama’s Lawrence County as the location of its new solar PV module manufacturing facility which will have an annual capacity of 3.5 GW DC and which on completion will take the company’s US manufacturing capacity cumulatively to over 10 GW by 2025.
US Thin-Film Solar Manufacturer Secures Kordsa As Investor
Toledo Solar To Expand US Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity To Europe & Central Asia After Turkey’s Kordsa Joined
Turkish advanced material manufacturer Kordsa has invested in US solar module maker Toledo Solar Inc (TSI) and acquired rights to open Toledo Solar fabs across Europe and Central Asia, starting with Turkey and Central Europe, building GWs of thin film solar capacity.
Toledo Solar To Expand US Manufacturing Capacity
US Solar Panel Producer Plans To Accelerate Production Capacity Expansion In Ohio To 2.8 GW By 2027
US based cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar panel manufacturer Toledo Solar wants to increase its annual manufacturing capacity at the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio fab to 2.8 GW by 2027 ‘in response to’ surging demand and passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).
US Issues RFP For CdTe Technology Development
NREL Seeking Proposals For CdTe Technology Development To Support US Manufacturing
The US government’s Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) is inviting proposals for small projects to accelerate CdTe technology development to award a maximum of $2 million through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), aiming to support US manufacturing.
First Solar Reveals 4th US Solar Manufacturing Facility
Thin Film Panel Maker First Solar To Build New 3.5 GW Factory In Southeast US; May Plan Further Expansions
US based CdTe solar PV module manufacturer First Solar will build a new manufacturing facility in the country with 3.5 GW DC annual capacity after the US government made it certain it will support such efforts with financial and regulatory incentives.
US Laser Focused On Silicon Free PV Technology
DOE Targets Over 24% CdTe Cell Efficiency & Below $0.20/W Module Costs By 2025
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) to accelerate the development of CdTe solar cells with cell efficiencies over 24% and module costs below $0.20 per W by 2025.
2.4 GW DC Solar Module Order For First Solar
Intersect Power Once Again Contracts First Solar For Series 6 Modules
First Solar is on a roll as the American solar module manufacturer lands module supply deals after module supply deals, and today it has announced securing 2.4 GW DC worth of capacity from its existing client Intersect Power for its US projects.
First Solar Gets Akuo Energy Module Order
Akuo Energy To Use 500 MW DC Thin Film Solar Modules For US & Europe Projects
French renewable energy developer Akuo Energy has contracted American thin film solar module maker First Solar, Inc to supply it 500 MW DC modules for its projects in the US, Europe and other regions.
US Announces $56 Million Funding Opportunity For Solar
US Department of Energy Invites Proposals To Support CdTe & Perovskite Solar Technologies As Part Its PV R&D And Solar Manufacturing Incubator Projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $56 million funding opportunity for commercializing silicon free thin-film PV technology, perovskites and for projects that promote reuse and recycling of solar technologies, as the country seeks to develop local and clean energy supply chain.
First Solar: 1.2 GW DC Series 6 Module Order
Swift Current Energy To Procure 1.2 GW DC Solar Modules From First Solar
The order book of American solar module maker First Solar, Inc for its CdTe thin film modules is fast filling up with the latest 1.2 GW DC order coming from Boston based utility scale solar, wind and energy storage company Swift Current Energy.
Why Chlorine Treatment Works For CdTe Solar Modules?
Loughborough University Claims To Have Found Why Chlorine Treatment Improves Power Conversion Efficiency Of CdTe Solar Modules
Researchers at the UK’s Loughborough University have found what they call as the ‘missing piece’ of the fact that chlorine treatment helps improve power conversion efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar modules.
First Solar’s 3.3 GW DC Ohio Fab Enters Construction
First Solar Breaks Ground On 3rd Manufacturing Facility In Ohio; 3.3 GW DC Facility To Cost $680 Million & Will Enter Operations In H1/2023
First Solar, Inc. the American manufacturer of thin film solar PV modules, has broken ground at its new and 3rd manufacturing facility in Ohio that on completion is to have 3.3 GW DC annual capacity.
First Solar To Build 3.3 GW Thin Film Solar Fab In India
Polysilicon Free Solar PV Production Coming To India: America’s First Solar Plans To Set Up 3.3 GW DC Vertically Integrated Thin Film Solar Module Factory In Tamil Nadu By H2/2023, Pending ‘Satisfactory’ Approval Of Indian Government Incentives
US based thin film solar module manufacturer First Solar, Inc. has chosen the state of Tamil Nadu in India to set up a fully vertically integrated PV thin film module facility in the country with 3.3 GW DC nameplate capacity.
Singulus Bags CdTe Production System Order From CNBM
Singulus Technologies To Support GW Level CdTe Thin-Film Solar Modules Production Plans Of China’s CNBM With Production Equipment Supply Under MoU Signed At SNEC 2021
China’s lightweight building materials manufacturer, China National Building Material Company (CNBM) is expanding its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar module production capacity across China to an output volume of more than 1 GW.
First Solar: ‘Lowest’ Degradation Rate For New Modules
First Solar Introduces Series 6 CuRe As ‘World’s Most Technologically Advanced Thin Film Solar Module’; Claims ‘Lowest’ Warranted Degradation Rate Of 0.2% Annually
American solar panel maker First Solar, Inc. has claimed the lowest warranted degradation rate of 0.2% annually for its Series 6 CuRe, and says this is the lowest for any commercially available PV module product to date.
Rio Tinto To Construct New Tellurium Plant
Metals Miner Rio Tinto To Construct New Plant To Recover Tellurium—Critical Mineral For Thin Film Solar Panels—From Copper Refining In Utah, US With 20 Tons Annual Production Capacity
Metals mining giant Rio Tinto is building a new tellurium plant in Utah state of the US, expecting to produce close to 20 tons annually. The company believes this plant would create a new North American supply chain for this critical mineral.
China’s CNBM To Build CdTe Thin-Film Module Fab
CNBM Group Companies To Form Joint Venture For Thin Film Solar Cell Fab In Ruichang, China With 100 MW Annual Production Capacity
China National Building Material (CNBM) will get into production, sales and installation of thin film solar cell/module and solar equipment in China under a joint venture (JV) through its indirect subsidiary, CNBM New Material.
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