5B Constructing New Manufacturing Plant
Australian Pre-Fabricated, Foldable PV Array Builder Building Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line
Australian solar technology company for ground mounted installations, 5B has started constructing its advanced manufacturing pilot line (AMPL) with high automation that’s expected to produce a 50 kW to 70 kW solar array every 30 minutes.
Solar Wafering Tools To Be Made In America Soon
Inflation Reduction Act Impact: Linton Crystal Technologies To Produce Semiconductor & Solar Manufacturing Equipment In US
The solar PV value chain is slowly but gradually coming around in the US thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT) has announced plans to manufacture semiconductor and solar manufacturing equipment for ingots and wafers in the country.
GW Scale Factory For Microinverters In Germany
Solar Microinverter Start-Up Solarnative To Establish Gigafactory At Hofheim Am Taunus In Germany With Production Line From Juki Automation
Frankfurt, Germany based start-up that claims to be the world’s ‘smallest’ inverter developer, Solarnative will undertake a manufacturing project to install GW scale smart solar microinverter factory in the country using surface mount technolog.
US-Jordan Joint Venture For 1.2 GW US Manufacturing
Philadelphia Solar & Translucent Energy To Build 1.2 GW Mono PERC Module US Fab & Transition To HJT Modules By 2025
Jordan based solar panel manufacturer Philadelphia Solar and US located module maker Translucent Energy have announced a strategic partnership to bring online a 1.2 GW manufacturing line for US made mono-PERC panels by Q4/2024, and transition to heterojunction (HJT) technology by 2025.
325 MW PV Module Production Fab In South Africa
Talesun Solar & ARTSolar’s South African 325 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility Online
A 325 MW solar PV module factory, jointly built by China’s Talesun Solar and South African solar module producer ARTSolar has been commissioned in South Africa’s New Germany, Pinetown region, with production expected to start in mid-November 2022.
Italian Solar Module Producer Expanding In China
FuturaSun Announces 1 GW New Solar PV Module Production Facility In China’s Suzhou & ‘Sister Gigafactory’ In Italy
Solar module manufacturer from Italy FuturaSun will be adding 1 GW production capacity to its portfolio with a new Gigafactory and Research & Development Centre in China’s Suzhou province for which it is acquiring 55,000 m2 land at an industri.
IRA Impact: Mission Solar To Grow Texas PV Capacity
Mission Solar To Use South Korean Polysilicon For US Solar Module Production Capacity Expansion
South Korea headquartered OCI Company Ltd will provide polysilicon to help its US based solar module manufacturing company Mission Solar to expand its existing annual capacity to 1 GW in 2024, starting with 300 MW in Q4/2022, all thanks to the Inflat.
Maxeon Solar’s French Production Line Discontinued
Setback For European Solar PV Manufacturing As Maxeon Shutters French Module Fab; Seeks Positive Policy Environment To Come Back
Singapore headquartered solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has shut down its solar PV manufacturing facility in France’s Porcelette citing challenging price environment, at a time when there is a growing consensus and clamor for lo.
Surana Solar To Go Fully Automated In Manufacturing
REI Expo 2022 Spotlight: Indian PV Panel Maker Surana Solar Wants Smooth Transitioning For Policy Changes To Have Desired Impact
Part of diversified business conglomerate Surana Group of Hyderabad, Surana Solar Limited has an installed solar PV module manufacturing capacity of 250 MW which is semi-automatic, and now it aims to expand to 500 MW with a fully automated line, the .
US Solar Backsheet Maker Expanding Capacity
Endurans Solar Scouting Locations For New Manufacturing Plant To Accommodate Anticipated Demand
Anticipating demand from the proliferation of solar overseas and the US clearing Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), US headquartered solar PV backsheet supplier Endurans Solar plans to expand its US manufacturing capacity and is scouting locations for a new production plant.
Trina Solar’s RMB 6 Billion Production Plans
Trina Solar To Construct 30 GW Solar Cell & Module Production Capacity In China’s Huaian
Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Trina Solar has announced plans to invest RMB 6 billion on realizing 15 GW high efficiency solar cells and 15 GW high efficiency modules in Huaian region of China in Jiangsu province.
BIPV Manufacturing Facility Launched In Germany
Grenzebach’s Envelon Opens BIPV Factory In Bavaria With 300,000 Sq. Mtr. Annual Capacity
Glass and building materials producer Grenzebach Group of Germany has announced inauguration of a building integrated PV (BIPV) module production facility by its subsidiary Envelon in the country’s Bavaria region with up to 300,000 sq. mtr.
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).
Joint Venture For 2.4 GW Mono PERC Cells & Modules
Indian Renewables IPP To Venture Into Solar PV Manufacturing Under JV Partnership With Websol
Renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) Amp Energy India Private Limited (AEI) is foraying into solar PV manufacturing under a partnership with solar and module producer Websol Energy Systems Limited to jointly produce up to 2.4 GW monocrystalline PERC solar cells and modules.
Fuyao Glass To Expand Production Capacity In The US
Buoyed By IRA Incentives & Growing PV Demand, Fuyao Group To Add More US Manufacturing Lines
Chinese glass producer for automotive and solar industries Fuyao Glass has announced plans to invest $350 million in its US subsidiary Fuyao America to expand float glass and solar back panels production lines among other projects to meet growing demand for solar back glass.
Arctech Solar Sets Up Manufacturing Fab In India
China’s Arctech Solar Inaugurates 3 GW Annual Solar Tracker Production Facility In Mundra
Chinese solar tracker manufacturer Arctech Solar has expanded its manufacturing footprint to India with a new 3 GW annual production facility in Mundra, Gujarat, calling it the 1st manufacturing base dedicated to solar trackers in India.
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.
Solar Wafer Production In US Soon
SPI Energy Intends To Set Up 1.5 GW Solar Wafer Manufacturing Capacity In 2023 In USA
As per the US Department of Energy (DOE), there has been no production of solar wafers in the country since 2016, but it could change soon as SPI Energy has signed a letter of intent to secure solar wafer manufacturing equipment for 1.5 GW capacity, and increase it to 3 GW by 2024.
LONGi Expanding Ingot & Wafer Capacity By 26 GW
LONGi Updates 20 GW Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer Capacity Addition Plans To 46 GW
One of the world’s largest solar PV manufacturers, LONGi Green Energy Technology is to add another 26 GW of silicon ingots and wafer capacity in China’s Inner Mongolia, expanding its planned capacity increase here from 20 GW to 46 GW.
