As manufacturing and assembly giants dictate solar panel prices from the East, a new Western Cape facility is carving out a local niche. This Paarl operation banks on rapid turnaround times and custom ...

The Chinese manufacturer said it developed a new circuit-model–based method to accurately detect hot-spot risks in TOPCon back-contact modules, overcoming limitations of the IEC 61215 approach caused ...

The former steel executive explains how OnePlanet is scaling US facilities to process millions of end-of-life panels and build a domestic materials supply chain.

How PV modules are treated at the end of their life is an increasingly important issue, but some recycling practices leave a lot to be desired. Scott Azevedo from Intertek CEA explores how asking the ...

US solar equipment provider Nextpower has signed a three-year deal to supply Jinko Solar with solar PV module frames, made in the US.

Nextpower has entered into a multi-year steel frame supply agreement with Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries. Nextpower will supply more than 1 GW of steel ...

In the second PV development, announced simultaneously, a new III-V silicon PV module has achieved an efficiency of 31.3 percent, setting a record in its class, and is based on established, ...

Ningbo Boway Alloy Material Co., a Chinese technology and manufacturing firm, has said it is ‘evaluating strategic alternatives’ to its ownership of Boviet Solar. Image: Boviet Solar. Vietnamese solar ...

Jinks Solar will build solar panels in Jacksonville with frames made by Nextpower. Solar power panel manufacturer Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc. and Nextpower announced a deal Feb. 18 for the ...

As global architecture leans increasingly toward sustainable, wood-based materials, the demand for high-performance hardware has transitioned from a niche requirement to a cornerstone of the ...