SEG Solar to expand U.S. manufacturing with 4 GW Houston module plant
The $200 million investment will bring the company’s total domestic production capacity to 6 GW by late 2026.
U.S. solar panel manufacturers need to learn to solder
CEA’s 2026 manufacturing quality report finds that yield rates vary widely based on the age of solar module assembly facilities, with mature Chinese firms nearing 100% and U.S. outlier facilities ranging all the way down to 30%.
Texas PV module production to exceed 15 GW in 2026
Propelled by a select group of high-capacity manufacturers including T1 Energy and Canadian Solar, Texas is set to exceed 15 GW of solar PV module production in 2026, accounting for nearly half of all U.S. silicon-based manufacturing and serving as the primary hub for the inaugural Solar Manufacturing USA conference in Austin this September.
Shoals opens 638,000-square-foot Tennessee manufacturing facility
The Portland, Tennessee “Mega Facility” consolidates three existing sites and marks a $30 million investment in domestic solar and energy storage supply chains.
Electrochemistry Foundry launches innovation hub to bridge battery manufacturing gap
The California-based nonprofit, backed by a $28 million state energy commission grant, aims to provide an open-access pilot manufacturing line for battery startups to scale their technologies without the need to raise massive amounts of capital.
Solar Manufacturing USA 2026: Production and technology at the heart of U.S. solar
The upcoming Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 conference in Austin will focus on real U.S. solar manufacturing progress, shifting attention from capacity announcements to actual production, costs, yields, and technology choices across the full value chain. It will also examine how policy changes and tariffs are driving domestic expansion in ingots, wafers, cells, and modules, while highlighting competing technologies like back contact, heterojunction and TOPCon.
ESS Tech to add 8.5 GWh of U.S.-made sodium‑ion batteries to its portfolio
ESS Tech is complementing its iron flow storage offering, which is engeeneered for the 8–24 hour long-duration segment, with sodium-ion battery products aimed at short and medium-duration applications.
Enphase announces distributed solid-state transformer for AI data centers, targets 2028 for volume deliveries
The announcement of the company’s latest module power electronics project came alongside Q1 2026 earnings that showed a 20.6% decrease in year-over-year revenue numbers amid a steep decline in domestic demand.
Boviet Solar sells U.S. PV module factory to Indian manufacturer Inox Solar
The divestment, already partially secured via escrow, reflects regulatory pressure from U.S. FEOC policy changes. Boviet Solar also continues negotiations to sell a separate U.S. cell project.
Manufacturing partnership brings new PV technology to U.S.-sourced solar
Solx’s Aurora hybrid module with Caelux’s perovskite glass aims to compete on performance beyond federal tax sunsets.
