Manufacturing

The Tesla of China has also announced plans to launch its high-voltage B-Box residential battery system in the United States.

The largest solar trade show in the United States wrapped up this week. pv magazine takes a look at what went down, and the trends from the show floor.

Canadian start-up Axsus has launched its first tracker, which reduces metal content by 25%.

LG unveiled both a new high-power 365W, 60-cell residential module, and a new AC module with an Enphase microinverter and wifi communications on board.

SunPower is famous for its back-contact cells, boasting one of the industry’s most advanced technologies. Josh Moore, SunPower Director, explains why the company is now ramping up 600 MW of production for different types of front-contact cells and shingled modules. He will pitch the advantages at pv magazine’s Future PV event to be held at SPI on Tuesday September 12.

With a monster hurricane in Florida and a trade case looming over the solar industry, there’s never been a more interesting time to be in solar

In its announcement, the company cited “business conditions in [its] part of the solar industry” as the reason for the closure, making it the second Oregon solar company to announce a closure in the past month.

The company has replaced CEO Paul Nahi, who abruptly stepped down a month ago, with an executive from the semiconductor industry

Tesla described the test production as an “interim milestone” and told AP that it expects to begin ramping production by the end of the year.

In this op-ed for pv magazine, SolarWorld Americas CEO Juergen Stein argues that more stringent trade measures are needed to protect U.S. solar cell and module manufacturing from subsidized Chinese imports.