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The China Effect- 5 Global Solar Manufacturing Plans Hit By The Solar Price Slump

As the call for clean energy grows, solar plants and plans to manufacture solar equipment have garnered the limelight across the world. But the recent trend of dropping prices, thanks largely to the massive production glut in China, has put paid to many such plans. This oversupply across the solar supply chain, that started first […]

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RenewSys Ink MoU with Telangana For Rs 6,000 Crore Investment in Solar Manufacturing

Singapore-based integrated manufacturer of solar modules, RenewSys India Private Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government, regarding establishing several manufacturing units for Photovoltaic (PV) modules and PV cells within the state. The agreement is about a phased investment totaling Rs 6,000 crore, slated to extend until the financial year 2028. […]

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The Pushback Against China’s Dominance In Solar Manufacturing

Close on the heels of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) virtually putting up its hands on the future of solar manufacturers in the continent comes news of US senators urging the Biden Administration to take action against ‘cheap” Chinese imports as well. The same Chinese imports have actually made solar more accessible and viable […]

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Enel Subsidiary 3Sun Secures €560 million For HJT Solar Manufacturing In Italy

Italy, which has been a surprise beneficiary of the European push for more manufacturing, got another boost with 3Sun, the solar module manufacturing subsidiary of Italian utility Enel secured €560 million for its heterojunction module assembly plant in Sicily, Italy. Details on the number of jobs this would create are not available, but widely expected […]

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First Solar Inaugurates 3.3 GW Solar Manufacturing Facility In Tamil Nadu

American solar module manufacturer First Solar inaugurated its new solar manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The global cleantech company claimed it to be the country’s first fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing plant. The Minister for Industries, Promotions and Commerce of the Government of Tamil Nadu, T R B Rajaa inaugurated the facility in a ceremony attended by […]

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Six Solar Manufacturing Companies Establish Alliance to Standardize 700W+ Modules

Trina Solar, a PV and energy storage solutions firm has announced that it has established a “Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance” with five other manufacturers. They claim that this joint initiative would bring standardizing in applying the design of 700W+ PV modules. Other companies that are part of the alliance are, Astronergy, Canadian Solar, Risen […]

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TOPCOn Makes Inroads In India’s Solar Manufacturing Sector

Around 2019, mono-PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Contact) was well on its way to dominate the solar market in India, in a market that was ruled by polycrystalline modules until then. Researchers and developers had already estimated its dominance five years ago in 2014, but it took a wholesale shift to mono-PERC by leading Chinese manufacturers […]

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