SEG Solar secures land for 4GW HJT solar cell plant in Texas
SEG Solar has signed a land agreement for a planned US$950 million heterojunction (HJT) solar cell manufacturing facility at its Tomball Industrial Campus near Houston, Texas.
First Solar inaugurates 1.7GW initial phase of South Carolina module manufacturing facility
First Solar has inaugurated the first 1.7GW phase of its US$330 million manufacturing facility in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.
Caelux agrees 3GW TOPCon-perovskite deal with INA Solar
Caelux has signed an agreement with Indian PV manufacturer INA Solar to produce 3GW of perovskite-silicon ‘hybrid tandem’ modules.
Vikram Solar to begin TOPCon cell production in December at Tamil Nadu plant
Vikram Solar is on track to begin production of the first cells at its n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu.
ARRAY and Aeeris bring automated hail stow to Australian solar PV plants
ARRAY Technologies has partnered with Aeeris subsidiary Early Warning Network (EWN) to bring automated hail protection to solar PV plants in Australia.
Resilient Power Report 2026 identifies hail, snow and storm risks for solar projects
Solar power generation facilities can be exposed to risks from the effects of hailstorms, snow and typhoons, according to kWh Analytics.
JinkoSolar launches all-black Tiger Neo 5.0 residential solar module with 510W output, 25.52% efficiency
JinkoSolar’s Tiger Neo 5.0, an all-black residential PV module, is built on its TOPCon-based Amorphous-Si Passivating Cell (TAC) technology.
Maintaining and expanding workforce central for US PV manufacturers at PV CellTech USA
The skilled worker shortage was one of the key discussions from solar manufacturers at last week’s PV CellTech USA Conference.
Recurrent Energy begins commercial operations at 200MW Villameca solar project in Spain
Recurrent Energy has announced the start of commercial operations at the 200MWp Villameca Project in Castilla y León, Spain.
More than module assembly: building a resilient solar ecosystem in the US
Markus Beck of RCT Solutions discusses how the US PV manufacturing can be sustained beyond the current boom.