Powin ‘renews’ cell supply deal with China’s REPT, signs 12GWh framework agreement

US-headquartered battery storage system integrator Powin Energy has signed a 12GWh cell supply agreement with Chinese battery maker REPT Battero.
US ‘distributed front-of-the-meter’ battery storage developers Agilitas, On.Energy raise debt financing from LOIM, Nomura

Developers Agilitas Energy and On.Energy have raised a total US$125 million in debt financing towards solar, energy storage and hybrid solar-plus-storage projects in the US.
Boviet Solar to build 2GW cell and module assembly plant in North Carolina

Boviet Solar will build its first North American production facility in Greenville, Pitt County, in the US state of North Carolina.
Midsummer to build 200MW CIGS thin-film solar cell facility in Flen, Sweden

Swedish solar manufacturer Midsummer has selected the municipality of Flen in central Sweden to build a 200MW thin-film solar cell facility.
HY Solar plans 16GW TOPCon cell project in Inner Mongolia

HY Solar is planning 16GW of n-type cell production capacity in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.
Trina Solar unveils record i-TOPCon module with maximum power output of 740.6W

Trina Solar’s latest 210mm n-type industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (i-TOPCon) module has achieved a maximum power output of 740.6W.
Array Technologies breaks ground on New Mexico tracker factory

Solar tracker producer Array Technologies has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Boway Alloy to build 2GW TOPCon cell manufacturing plant in the US

The Ningbo Boway Alloy Materials Company has announced plans to expand its TOPCon cell manufacturing capacity in the US by 2GW.
Friday Briefing: Europe and US set for battery manufacturing race, with China far ahead

This Friday Briefing looks at the battery manufacturing race that Europe and the US are set to get into, with both currently trailing far behind leader China.
RWE commissions 92MW Spanish solar PV plant in Andalusia

German utility RWE has commissioned a 92MW solar PV park in Spain, bringing its global operational solar capacity to 4.2GW.