L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease
In short: capacity increases at Hanwha, Silfab, Insolation Energy, Solarge, Korean SDN
In brief capacity increases: at Hanwha, Silfab, Insolation Energy, Solarge, Korean SDN
Hanwha Q Cells to invest $1.3bn over next five years
to increase solar module manufacturing capacity and research and development activities in its home country. Production capacity in Korea will be increased by 3.1 GW to 7.6 GW by 2025. Part of the investment will be in TOPCon and perovskite-tandem technology
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US panel manufacturer Silfab Solar has received funding from the US Department of Energy to increase its production capacity to 800 MW
PV Tech of 16 September 2021
Editor's note: This is the second manufacturer (along with Helienne) to announce an increase in production capacity in a matter of days. This indicates strong demand across the Atlantic
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The Indian company Insolation Energy is going to increase its panel production capacity from 200 MW to 700 MW. Production is expected to start in March 2022 and will produce panels up to 600 Wp
PV Magazine of 15 September 2021
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A Dutch construction company has started building a 300 MW panel factory that will be operational in spring 2022. Solarge wants to market panels that are light in weight but have an energy yield comparable to conventional panels. They are made of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymers from Sabic, a subsidiary of Aramco
PV Magazine of 15 September 2021
Editor's note: It's good to launch a new product, but silicon, wafers and cells will have to be sourced. Not having the whole chain creates a supply vulnerability as we see with silicon, glass, cells
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Korean SDN, a supplier of photovoltaic modules and marine propulsion systems, wants to build a new heterojunction solar panel factory. The plant will have a capacity of 385 MW and will produce 550 W GTG solar panels with an efficiency of 21.5%. It will be commissioned in March 2022
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/09/15/sdn-opens-heterojunction-module-factory-in-south-korea/
PV Magazine of 15 September 2021
