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Modules & Upstream Manufacturing

India’s Nithin Sai to start making solar panels with Mondragon Assembly line

Nithin Sai has revealed plans to begin making PV panels with a new Mondragon Assembly production line. The initial manufacturing capacity is set at 500 MW for M10, half-cut cells, with plans for a second-phase expansion to reach 2 GW.

Canadian Solar unveils 700 W bifacial TOPCon solar modules

Canadian Solar is offering six versions of its 132-cell TOPBiHiKu7 solar modules, with power outputs ranging from 675 W to 700 W and efficiencies ranging from 21.7% to 22.5%. They have an efficiency range of 26.1% to 27.0%, with a bifacial gain of 20%.

Maxeon sues Tongwei for patent infringement in Germany

Maxeon Solar Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Tongwei Solar in Germany’s Dusseldorf district court for the alleged infringement of its European patent for shingled solar cell technology.

Longi claims 33.5% efficiency for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell

The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) has confirmed the results of Longi’s new perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell. It is currently the second-highest efficiency record in the world for a perovskite/silicon tandem cell.

CubicPV secures $103 million of support for US wafer manufacturing

CubicPV says it plans to establish 10 GW of conventional mono wafer manufacturing capacity in the United States, driven by incentives in the US Inflation Reduction Act. The wafers could fill a void in the domestic supply chain and create 1,500 new direct jobs.

Reducing solar module temperature with acrylic sheets

Jordanian researchers have developed a method using acrylic sheets to reflect and absorb unused solar radiation in PV power generation. The solution has the potential to decrease solar panel temperature by more than 14% and increase power yields by approximately 2%.

First Solar showcases pre-commercial bifacial thin-film PV modules

First Solar has announced a limited production run of the “world’s first” bifacial solar panel with a cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor. The pre-commercial Series 6 Plus Bifacial module is making its debut this week at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany.

India remains world’s most attractive solar market

India has retained its crown as the most attractive market for solar investment, according to the latest edition of Ernst & Young’s renewables attractiveness index. 

Global rooftop PV additions soar by 50% to 118 GW in 2022

The world installed 239 GW of new solar capacity in 2022, according to SolarPower Europe. The rooftop PV segment accounted for 49.5% of additions – the highest share in the past three years. The rooftop sectors in Brazil, Italy, and Spain grew by 193%, 127%, and 105%, respectively.

India’s Cliantech Solutions to supply and execute 600 MW turnkey solar panel production line in UAE

Cliantech Solutions will supply and execute 600 MW turnkey PV panel production line for Dubai-based Magnus Green Solar.

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