PV module defects are increasing as manufacturers struggle to achieve consistent quality through robust bill-of-materials and process controls.

Half cell solar panels, which divide conventional full-sized cells into two electrically independent halves, have moved from ...

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 ...

Vikram Solar Ltd today announced the adoption of G12R format across its entire PV module portfolio. The company said the move reflects broader industry trends toward larger-format wafers, ...

The removal of a tax rebate for Chinese PV exports is set to drive up module prices as overseas buyers rush to secure lower-priced products.

A team of scientists has developed a novel hydrogel solar panel coating that is reportedly capable of lowering hot spot ...

JA Solar, one of the world’s largest solar manufacturers, has introduced its latest innovation—DesertBlue, a high-efficiency PV module engineered to perform reliably in extreme desert environments.

An international research team has developed a new two-dimensional perovskite interlayer based on a co-crystal engineering strategy for more robust perovskite films. It demonstrated improved ...

First Solar sinks as BMO downgrades, saying potential competitive threats from additional domestic solar manufacturing from ...

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a low-cost hydrogel coating that cools solar panel ...

ELITE Solar has commissioned its new 5GW integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic ...

In early 2026, India's PV market exhibited a unique "dual-track" pricing characteristic for modules, driven by policy barriers and local capacity ramp-up.