Manufacturing

JinkoSolar has broken ground on a 56 GW PV panel factory in China’s Shanxi province. It says the new facility will be vertically integrated and will be constructed in four 14 GW phases.

India’s annual solar installations in 2024 will surpass 20 GW, with 15.9 GW of capacity likely to be added in the utility-scale segment and 4.2 GW on rooftops, says a new report by JMK Research.

Panasonic Energy and IndianOil have started discussing the framework for the formation of joint venture to manufacture cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in India. The JV will cater to the battery demand for two- and three-wheel vehicles and energy storage systems in the Indian market.

IEA PVPS Task 12 analyzes the environmental impact of passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) technology in PV installations in comparison to the monocrystalline silicon technology (AI-BSF) and the trend towards installing horizontal single-axis tracker systems as opposed to fixed tilt systems.

Scientists in the Middle East designed a flexible two-terminal organic/CIGS tandem solar cell for wearable applications. The device achieved an open-circuit voltage of 1.89 V, a short-circuit current density of 17.55 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 82.79%.

A recent report from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition (SEMA) shows that with stronger support in the early stages, US module manufacturers would rely less on imports from Chinese-owned companies for materials.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

India’s cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity reached 64.5 GW and solar cell capacity 5.8 GW as of December 31, 2023.

The fully automated solar panel plant with a production capacity of 250 MW is expandable up to 1 GW nameplate capacity.

JA Solar has started shipping its DeepBlue 4.0 Pro n-type solar modules for a 48 MW PV project in Bangladesh.