ES Foundry backs PERC amid US PV manufacturing shift to n-type
ES Foundry’s Alex Zhu outlines how the US cell maker is betting on PERC while navigating shifting regulations and supply-chain constraints.
India’s BESS supply chain suffers a ‘policy intent and operational capacity’ gap, with battery cell self-sufficiency a decade or more away
India’s battery storage sector will remain far from self-sufficient in cell supply for at least a decade, Wood Mackenzie says.
PV Chart of the Week: EU firms to lead US-based inverter manufacturing
This week’s PV Chart of the Week looks at trends in the country of origin of companies producing inverters on US soil.
Toyo revenue up to US$261 million in H1 2026, cell and module shipments fall
Japanese PV manufacturer Toyo has reported 2.6GW of cell shipments and 191.5MW of module shipments in the first half of 2026.
Translucent Solar starts production at 1.2GW module assembly plant in South Carolina
US-based module manufacturer Translucent Solar has entered production ramp-up at its module assembly plant in South Carolina.
Risen and Ascania sign MoU to deploy 100MW of solar PV, 200MWh of BESS in Ukraine
Risen Energy has signed an MoU with Ascania Energy to deploy 100MW of solar PV capacity and 200MWh of utility-scale batteries in Ukraine.
US clean energy tax credit transfers up to US$21 billion in H1 2026, according to Crux
Tax credit transfer value in the US rose between the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, according to Crux.
Opportunities remain in US policy landscape, according to Crux
Crux’s Hasan Nazar says that the US’ expansion of downstream manufacturing may strengthen the business case for upstream manufacturing.
US solar policy landscape has ‘a lot of good news’ following OBBBA introduction and Section 232 tariffs
PV Talk: ‘There’s a lot of good news here,’ Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.
T1 Energy reports US$250 million Q2 sales
T1 Energy reported US$250.1 million in Q2 2026 sales as construction of its 2.1GW G2_Austin solar cell factory progressed.