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Oct 23Fri
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    China solar module prices hold at $0.107/W as proposed price floors draw skepticism

    China's TOPCon module export prices held steady for a second week, with the OPIS Chinese Module Marker for TOPCon modules below 645 W from China unchanged at $0.107/W FOB China in the Oct. 20 OPIS Global Solar Markets Report, despite a proposal by eight major polysilicon manufacturers at an Oct. 11 meeting in Hangzhou for minimum selling prices of CNY 0.79/W for TOPCon modules, CNY 0.86/W for back-contact modules and CNY 43/kg for polysilicon, inclusive of tax. Trade sources questioned whether the floors could be sustained, since industry self-discipline agreements are not legally enforceable price controls.

Oct 22Thu
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    T1 Energy announces Commerce waiver to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells ahead of Section 232 tariffs

    T1 Energy, a Texas-based module maker, announced it received a Department of Commerce waiver allowing it to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells for its module assembly operations in Wilmer, Texas, without penalty for stockpiling under the Section 232 tariffs that take effect December 4, 2026, when polysilicon and silicon-based solar products become subject to a 15% tariff alongside minimum import prices. Ahead of that date, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an emergency rule setting criteria for evidence of stockpiling, import prohibition penalties for noncompliance and a process for companies to obtain a waiver.

  2. pv magazine USA

    T1 Energy says Commerce granted Section 232 stockpiling waiver for 1.725 GW of solar cell imports

    T1 Energy announced that the Department of Commerce granted it a waiver allowing it to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells for its module assembly operations in Wilmer, Texas, without penalty for stockpiling under the Section 232 tariffs that take effect December 4, 2026, when polysilicon and silicon-based solar products become subject to a 15% tariff and minimum import prices. Ahead of that date, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an emergency rule setting criteria for evidence of stockpiling, import prohibition penalties for noncompliance and a process for companies to obtain a waiver.

Oct 21Wed
  1. Utility Dive

    LevelTen reports solar PPA prices rose 4.9% in Q3 2026, partly on Section 232 tariffs

    LevelTen Energy reports that the average solar power purchase agreement price rose 4.9% to $64.23/MWh in the third quarter of 2026, up 6% year-over-year, with tariffs driving most of the recent increase. Sarah Wolf, LevelTen's director of North America transactions, said the Section 232 tariffs announced in early August could add $3/MWh to $7/MWh once they take effect later this year, and that much of the quarterly increase is anticipatory as buyers try to secure contracts before then. Wind PPA prices were relatively flat in the quarter but up 13.8% year-over-year, held back by federal permitting challenges.

Oct 19Mon
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    China's MIIT proposes stricter solar cell and module efficiency standards in draft 2026 specifications

    China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released for public consultation on Oct. 16 draft 2026 Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry Specifications that would replace the 2024 rules and raise minimum average conversion efficiencies, with the consultation open until Nov. 15. New and expanded cell lines would need 26.2% for n-type TOPCon, 26.0% for HJT and 26.6% for BC, up from a uniform 26.0% for new n-type cells; existing lines would need 25.3% for TOPCon and HJT and 25.6% for BC, against 25.0% previously.

Oct 16Fri
  1. pv magazine USA

    Linton files patent suit against JSG over crystal pullers for 10 GW Texas solar line

    Linton Crystal Technologies filed a patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Chinese machinery manufacturer Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical and Electrical (JSG), alleging JSG infringed its patented seed-lifting and rotating systems used in Czochralski crystal pullers. Linton claims JSG won a contract to supply crystal-growth furnaces for a 10 GW photovoltaic production line in Texas using the contested designs and began importing the equipment, with deliveries scheduled in 2026. Tesla is not named as a defendant; the case, Linton Crystal Technologies Corp. v. Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd., is pending before Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Marshall Division.

  2. Utility Dive

    USITC finds injury from solar cell imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

    The U.S. International Trade Commission found in a Wednesday vote that U.S. solar manufacturing has been injured by imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia and Laos, aligning with Commerce's finding last month and setting up Commerce to finalize antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Counsel for petitioner the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade said dumping margins for India were 123% for all producers and countervailing duty rates 126%, and that the alliance expects final orders on Nov. 2. The ITC said it will release its full report on Nov. 23.

  3. pv magazine (Global)

    USITC finds material injury from solar cell imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

    The USITC issued a final affirmative injury determination in its Solar IV investigation into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos, clearing the way for Commerce to issue AD/CVD orders in early November 2026. Combined rates reach as high as 249% for India, 268% for Indonesia and 219% for Laos, stacking on existing executive tariffs and Section 232 minimum import price floors. Final dumping margins are 123.04% for all Indian producers, 94.36% for all Indonesian producers and 65.43% for all Lao exporters, with countervailing rates of 126.09% for India, 73.2% to 173.7% for Indonesia and 82.03% to 153.67% for Laos.

  4. pv magazine USA

    China proposes export ban on perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technology

    China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology proposed on Oct. 16, under Joint Announcement No. 48 of 2026, adding 12 photovoltaic technologies to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export, covering perovskite-silicon tandem cell processes for wafers of at least 182 mm and efficiencies of 30% or higher, slot-die coating at widths of at least 1.1 meters, single-junction perovskite modules of at least 1 square meter at 18% or higher, and tandem modules of the same area at 28% or higher.

  5. pv magazine USA

    USITC finds material injury in Solar IV case on cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos

    The USITC issued a final affirmative injury determination in its Solar IV investigation into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that dumped and subsidized imports materially injure domestic solar manufacturers. Commerce is scheduled to issue AD and CVD orders in early November 2026, with combined rates as high as 249% for India, 268% for Indonesia and 219% for Laos. Final dumping margins are 123.04% for all Indian producers with a 126.09% countervailing rate, 94.36% for all Indonesian exporters with countervailing rates of 73.2% to 173.7%, and 65.43% for all Laotian exporters with countervailing rates of 82.03% to 153.67%.

  6. pv magazine (Global)

    China proposes export ban on perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technology

    China's Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology proposed on Oct. 16, under Joint Announcement No. 48 of 2026, adding 12 photovoltaic technologies to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export, covering perovskite-silicon tandem cell processes for wafers of at least 182 mm and efficiencies of 30% or higher, slot-die coating at widths of at least 1.1 meters, and single-junction perovskite modules of at least 1 square meter at 18% or higher.

  7. pv magazine (Global)

    OPIS reports China TOPCon cell prices fell after Golden Week as industry weighs proposed price floors

    The OPIS Global Solar Markets Report released Oct. 13 shows FOB China TOPCon M10 cell prices fell 0.86% week on week to $0.0463/W and TOPCon 210R cells fell 0.66% to $0.0454/W, ending two weeks of stability and leaving both formats about 13% below late-August peaks. A trader source said U.S. restrictions on stockpiling, under a temporary rule covering polysilicon and its derivatives ahead of Section 232 measures taking effect Dec. 4, were expected to further weaken overseas demand.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Solar Power World

    USITC makes affirmative final injury determination on solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos

    The U.S. International Trade Commission issued an affirmative final injury determination in the AD/CVD investigations of silicon solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that the domestic solar panel manufacturing industry has been harmed by unfairly priced imports from the three countries. Commerce issued its final tariff calculations last month and will issue the AD/CVD orders on November 2, after which CBP will begin collecting cash deposits on subject solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade petitioned for the investigation in July 2025, alleging that manufacturers relocated operations to the three countries to avoid existing tariffs.

  2. USITC · News Releases

    USITC makes affirmative final injury determinations on solar cells from India, Indonesia and Laos

    The USITC determined on October 14, 2026 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos that Commerce found sold at less than fair value and subsidized, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final). As a result, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on these products from the three countries. The USITC made negative critical circumstances determinations for certain imports from India and Laos and affirmative critical circumstances determinations for certain imports from Indonesia.

Oct 6Tue
  1. pv magazine USA

    pv magazine analysis: U.S. cell fab build-out quality matters more than technology choice

    In a pv magazine USA analysis, Ryan Kennedy writes that counting announced c-Si cell capacity and focusing on the technology selected by the first U.S. cell fabs misses the key issue, which he says is building high-quality, performance-leading cell factories. The article forecasts quarterly U.S. c-Si cell production through Q4 2027, with upside and downside scenarios, from the new Solar Manufacturing USA Quarterly report, and notes the analysis follows the Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 event in Austin, Texas on 22-23 September.

Oct 5Mon
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    First Solar sues JA Solar and American Panel Solutions over TOPCon patents

    First Solar, Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., four of its affiliates and U.S.-based distributor American Panel Solutions, LLC (AMPS), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,130,074, which covers manufacturing methods for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) crystalline silicon solar cells. First Solar seeks monetary damages and permanent injunctive relief to halt the import, assembly and sale of the disputed TOPCon modules in the U.S. The filing follows First Solar's withdrawal of its Section 337 complaint at the USITC; neither JA Solar nor representatives for Corning and AMPS immediately responded.

  2. pv magazine USA

    pv magazine analysis forecasts U.S. module production through 2027 amid Section 232 cell-import uncertainty

    In a pv magazine USA analysis, Ryan Kennedy presents the Solar Manufacturing USA Quarterly report's bottom-up forecast of domestic U.S. module production to the end of 2027, tracking capex and output for more than 40 companies. The analysis says the largest swing factor is imported solar cell volumes ahead of and after Section 232 at the start of December, and that 2026 volumes remain unknown. It adds that the forecast's downside would apply if project offtake falls short of production targets or buyers push back on cells under MIP conditions.

  3. Solar Power World

    First Solar files TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions

    First Solar filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,130,074, which covers methods of manufacturing TOPCon silicon solar cells. First Solar said it is also pursuing TOPCon patent lawsuits against Canadian Solar, Jinko Solar, T1 Energy and Trina Solar, and it voluntarily terminated a Section 337 investigation at the International Trade Commission last month in favor of patent infringement lawsuits.

Sep 30Wed
  1. pv magazine USA

    Toyo announces $240 million in module supply agreements ahead of Texas factory ribbon cutting

    Toyo Co., Ltd. announced binding module supply agreements with multiple U.S. offtakers worth approximately $240 million, with the modules to be manufactured at its Humble, Texas facility for utility-scale, commercial and industrial, community solar and data-center projects. The company will hold a ribbon cutting on Oct. 6 for the start of work on its 1.5 GW HJT solar cell plant and full-scale operation of its co-located 2 GW module assembly facility, an event that will include a speech by U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler.

Sep 29Tue
  1. pv magazine USA

    OPIS reports China and U.S. TOPCon module prices hold ahead of Section 232 minimum import prices

    OPIS's Global Solar Markets Report of Sept. 22 assessed the Chinese Module Marker for TOPCon modules below 645W from China unchanged at $0.108/W FOB China, and U.S. delivered duty paid prices for TOPCon modules 645W and below unchanged at $0.290/W, with Southeast Asian cargoes at $0.277/W and Indian cargoes at $0.332/W. Section 232 minimum import prices are set to take effect Dec. 4, and OPIS reports uncertainty over whether the proclamation's "first arm's-length sale" rule would subject U.S.-assembled modules using imported cells to the $0.38/W module MIP.

Sep 15Tue
  1. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce finds EEPV made no below-normal-value sales in Taiwan solar AD review

    Commerce determines in the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from Taiwan that EEPV Corp. did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review, February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. The final results are applicable September 16, 2026. The review covers the antidumping duty order on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from Taiwan, 80 FR 8596, and follows the preliminary results at 91 FR 25862.

  2. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative countervailing duty determination on solar cells from Indonesia

    Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination finding that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Indonesia during the period of investigation of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and a final affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part. The determination applies as of September 16, 2026. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.

  3. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on solar cells from India

    Commerce issued a final affirmative determination that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a final affirmative critical circumstances determination in part; the notice is applicable September 16, 2026, and the period of investigation is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The notice does not state the final weighted-average dumping margins or cash deposit rates.

  4. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative countervailing duty determination on solar cells from Laos

    Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination finding that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from the Lao People's Democratic Republic, with a final affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part. The period of investigation is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and the determination is applicable September 16, 2026. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.

  5. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on solar cells from Indonesia

    Commerce determines that imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a final affirmative determination of critical circumstances, applicable September 16, 2026. The period of investigation is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.

  6. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on solar cells from Laos

    Commerce determines that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from the Lao People's Democratic Republic are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a final affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025, and the determination is applicable September 16, 2026. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.

  7. Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)

    Commerce issues final affirmative countervailing duty determination on solar cells from India

    Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination finding that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, for the period of investigation April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, applicable September 16, 2026. Commerce also made a final affirmative critical circumstances determination, in part. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.

May 29Fri
  1. ARMA · Alberta Recycling What's New

    Alberta launches Canada's first solar panel recycling program with C$14 eco-fee from October 1, 2026

    Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) states that Alberta will launch Canada's first formal solar recycling program on October 1, 2026, with a $14 environmental fee applying to crystalline silicon (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, perovskite-silicon tandem), thin-film (cadmium telluride, CIGS, amorphous silicon) and gallium arsenide panels of 1 square metre or larger used in residential, commercial, industrial and utility installations. Supplier registration opens June 1, 2026, with registration webinars on June 25, 2026, and environmental fee reporting, remittance and collection of end-of-life panels begin at program launch. Businesses already contacted by ARMA have an ARMA Connect account and should not create a new one.

Feb 2Mon
  1. CITT · News (Canada.ca)

    CITT initiates expiry review of photovoltaic modules and laminates from China

    The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its March 25, 2021 order, in expiry review RR-2020-001, on photovoltaic modules and laminates from China, to determine whether expiry of the order is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping or subsidizing and injury to the domestic industry. The Canada Border Services Agency will determine by July 2, 2026 whether there is a likelihood of resumed or continued dumping or subsidizing; if positive, the Tribunal will determine by December 9, 2026 whether that is likely to result in injury. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.