ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, is closing 2025 with significant milest. . .

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GREENWOOD, S.C., Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, is closing 2025 with significant milestones that mark ...

Nextpower, formerly Nextracker, is expanding its operations in the Southeast with a new remote monitoring center in Nashville, Tennessee, and increasing its U.S. steel fabrication capacity in the ...

Firms like Holosolis are planning to bring module production capacity back to Europe. Image: Holosolis. The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a patent for a key solar cell manufacturing process ...

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of the laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) process on the long-term reliability of tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. TOPCon ...

Abstract: Degradation due to acetic acid in photovoltaic (PV) modules has been commonly observed for both outdoor operations and accelerated aging tests like damp-heat (DH) exposure. As n-type TOPCon ...

Researchers in the United States have developed a photonic curing technique using laser sintering to rapidly heat and cure copper pastes on temperature-sensitive solar cell substrates without causing ...

Vikram Solar now has an annual nameplate module production capacity of 9.5GW. Image: Vikram Solar. Indian solar PV manufacturer Vikram Solar has started commercial operations at its 5GW Vallam module ...

Earlier in 2025, Chinese solar manufacturer Longi announced it had built the world's most efficient solar cell. The hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) cell achieved 27.81% efficiency, which was ...

Chinese solar manufacturer Longi has released the first detailed technical explanation of how it built the world’s most efficient silicon solar cell. This achievement was first announced in April 2025 ...