The closing of the Alabama-based facility comes in tandem with the announcement that LG will be folding its solar module business by the end of June.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/24/lg-to-close-us-solar-module-manufacturing-facility/
#modules, #pv, #photovoltaic, #manufacturing, #markets, #upstream, #photovoltaics
Researchers in Japan have used heat-shrinkable polymers to laminate organic photovoltaics onto curved surfaces. The process improves efficiency while minimizing damage to photovoltaic components.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/07/photovoltaics-for-curved-surfaces/
#upstream, #pv, #r&d, #modules, #manufacturing, #organic, #technology
Led by German research institute Fraunhofer ISE, the consortium has built the solar cells with 100% crystalline silicon recycled from end-of-life photovoltaic panels. The silicon is recycled through a technique conceived by German specialist Reiling GmbH & Co. KG and the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/07/recycled-silicon-used-in-19-7-efficient-perc-solar-cells/
#upstream, #r&d, #manufacturing, #modules, #technology
The polysilicon producer is sticking by plans to ramp up manufacturing capacity almost 300% within three years and says it will produce the basic material for the new generation of n-type solar panels.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/08/daqo-fires-up-35000-ton-poly-fab/
#modules, #glut, #n-type, #upstream, #daqo, #manufacturing, #polysilicon
The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. has offered debt financing to support a 3 GW module manufacturing facility that thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar plans to build in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/09/us-bank-to-lend-500-million-for-first-solars-3-gw-fab-in-india/
#modules, #photovoltaic, #upstream, #pv, #photovoltaics, #india, #manufacturing
The Chinese manufacturer appears to have shouldered higher input costs in return for carving out a larger slice of the world's biggest solar market – although it's not clear from the company's third-quarter update that CEO Xiande Li received the memo.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/30/jinko-reduced-module-prices-in-the-third-quarter/
#markets, #finance, #upstream, #manufacturing, #modules, #policy
Scientists in the UK delved deep into the structure of a perovskite solar cell, looking to understand the complex relationship between the materials that make up the perovskite layer, and the role of different defects in both limiting and improving performance. The findings could allow for new perovskite materials that are specially structured to maximize PV performance.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/29/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-defects-in-perovskite-solar-cells/
#manufacturing, #upstream, #carrier, #modules, #r&d, #technology
Developed by a U.S.-based start-up, the new manufacturing process is claimed to reduce silver consumption and improve solar module performance by up to 3 W. It consists of connecting sub-cells in series within a single cell in order to increase the device voltage and without requiring cells to be physically broken and rewired.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/18/novel-solar-cell-architecture-to-reduce-silver-costs-improve-voltage/
#metallization, #photovoltaic, #modules, #manufacturing, #r&d, #upstream, #technology
The Indian authorities have announced plans to provide more funding to help more manufacturers under its production-linked incentives scheme, which is designed to support gigawatt-scale manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/16/indian-government-expands-budget-for-pv-manufacturing-scheme/
#photovoltaics, #upstream, #pv, #india, #photovoltaic, #modules, #markets, #manufacturing
Scientists in Korea evaluated recent progress in the development of low cost, large scale processes for the production of perovskite solar cells on flexible substrates, finding that several challenges remain. The group recommends that research should focus on developing novel processes and materials for perovskite solar cell production, rather than adapting those already in use elsewhere.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/10/flexible-perovskite-solar-cells-from-lab-to-fab/
#modules, #manufacturing, #technology, #r&d, #upstream
The Solliance consortium has built a solar cell in a four-terminal tandem configuration that combines a 17.8%-efficient highly near-infrared transparent perovskite cell with a prototype of an 11.4%-efficient c-Si interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction cell developed by Panasonic.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/01/solliance-hits-29-2-efficiency-on-perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cell/
#manufacturing, #modules, #upstream, #r&d, #technology, #perovskite
The 4cm2 cell showed a remarkable open-circuit voltage of 754 mV. It was fabricated with a hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) layer, which is said to show lower parasitic absorption and higher external quantum efficiency.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/10/27/japanese-scientists-build-23-27-efficient-heterojunction-solar-cell-with-56-2%ce%bcm-thick-wafer/
#photovoltaic, #modules, #technology, #photovoltaics, #upstream, #manufacturing, #r&d
Meyer Burger is one of the world’s leading research and implementation companies developing new solar power technology.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/10/04/meyer-burger-coming-to-america/
#burger, #upstream, #solar, #modules, #meyer, #manufacturing, #markets, #monoperc
Meyer Burger is one of the world’s leading research and implementation companies developing new solar power technology.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/10/04/meyer-burger-coming-to-america/
#monoperc, #solar, #modules, #burger, #upstream, #markets, #meyer, #manufacturing
A true next generation of solar cell technology is upon us. It is time to contemplate the benefits.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/do-engineers-dream-of-solar-panel-efficiency/
#upstream, #r&d, #manufacturing, #photovoltaics, #modules, #photovoltaic, #technology
The Swiss manufacturer opened its module factory in Freiberg a few days after having begun manufacturing activities at its 400 MW cell factory in Talheim.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/26/meyer-burger-begins-manufacturing-activities-at-400-mw-module-factory-in-germany/
#meyer, #solar, #modules, #manufacturing, #upstream, #burger, #heterojunction
Using Department of Energy laboratories, scientists learned at the atomic level that a liquid-like motion in perovskites may explain how they efficiently produce electric currents.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/20/us-scientists-gain-an-atom-level-view-into-perovskite-cell-efficiency/
#manufacturing, #perovskite, #r&d, #upstream, #modules, #technology
In reporting first quarter results, the company said it would use some of its $1.5 billion in cash to stockpile materials as a hedge against rapid price rises.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/05/20/canadian-solar-sees-exponential-growth-in-energy-storage-warns-of-possible-project-delays-as-prices-spike/
#manufacturing, #utility, #business, #upstream, #energy, #modules, #storage, #scale
Mondragon Assembly has opened a new office in Chicago, from where it wants to strengthen its global position.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/20/spanish-pv-production-equipment-provider-expands-into-the-us/
#manufacturing, #pv, #mondragon, #upstream, #modules, #photovoltaics, #photovoltaic
Shaving off 15% would trim new capacity additions by more than 2.3 GW this year alone, based on Energy Information Administration forecasts. Higher prices throughout the solar supply chain are being blamed.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/05/18/price-pressures-may-delay-15-of-utility-scale-solar-projects-this-year-roth-capital-warns/
#prices, #covid-19, #cost, #business, #upstream, #markets, #modules
