ES Foundry, a US-owned solar cell producer, has secured its first gigawatt-plus, multi-year contract with a top-tier solar module manufacturer. The cell manufacturer started production this month at ...

Welcome to my first contribution to Solar Power World, part of a new series of articles looking specifically at U.S. solar ...

The federal patent office rejected separate challenges from JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar and Mundra Solar to invalidate intellectual property that First Solar claims is fundamental to the manufacturing ...

Since March 2025, ISC Konstanz has been consulting with Suniva, the oldest and largest crystalline solar cell manufacturer in the United States and North America, to accelerate the company’s ramp-up ...

Much of the recent news about tariffs revolves around President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to hike across-the-board duties on products imported from China, Canada, Mexico and other countries. But Joe ...

Solar manufacturers are facing rising cost pressure as silver paste now accounts for up to 30% of total cell production costs. OPIS analyst Hanwei Wu tells pv magazine that module producers currently ...

Federal legislators passed new regulations requiring U.S.-sourced and manufactured solar panels for commercial projects that hope to get tax credits, making demand for domestic panels skyrocket.

First Solar revealed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied three separate inter partes review ...

Topics include accelerating beyond module assembly to promote investment and creation of new wafer and cell capacity in the U.S. SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 3, 2024 / PV CellTech USA 2024 ...

The group alleges that companies in Vietnam and Thailand have increased US shipments ‘to avoid any duties that could follow an affirmative determination.’ Image: Meyer Burger. A group of US solar ...