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A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully the greater market on the U.S. mainland.

U.S. solar company Suniva has started producing cells at its Georgia factory and is shipping them to customers, executives told Reuters, calling it a milestone in the effort to build a robust domestic solar supply chain.

Plenty of visionaries have extolled the benefits of putting old electric-car batteries to work instead of throwing them away. Moment Energy is bringing something new to this concept: large-scale manufacturing.

Glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning has unveiled plans to build a solar wafer manufacturing plant in the US, according to a local news outlet.

South Korea’s Hanwha says it takes steps to ensure supply-chain integrity at its Qcells plants in Georgia. But it has sourced material from companies with suppliers that US officials have sanctioned over forced labor in China.

Hanwha Group has won a big contract to supply solar panels to a U.S. power company.

The manufacturer plans to focus on more promising US market

The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found.

Hanwha Group's Qcells plan is the latest example of a rush of money spurred by tax incentives

ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced Wednesday.

Longi commissioned a 5 GW solar cell factory in Ningxia Province and Gokin Solar announced plans to build a 50 GW ingot factory in Sichuan Province. Furthermore, PV equipment manufacturer Jinchen supplied 2 GW of production lines to Adani Solar in India.

Shortages of key materials and high shipping costs may soon affect U.S. solar projects.

Hanwha SolarOne Co Ltd will buy Germany-based affiliate Q Cell Investment Co Ltd in a deal valued at about $1.2 billion to avoid U.S. tariffs on China-made products.

Chinese manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has announced plans to build a $12 million module facility in South Korea. The plant is scheduled to begin production in Q2 2015 and will have a capacity of 230 MW.