Toyo expands Texas solar module factory to 2 GW
Toyo marked the expansion of its solar module manufacturing facility in Humble, Texas, to 2 GW. The company is planning heterojunction cell production at the site in 2028.
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Image: PV Tech Image: pv magazine USA Batteries beat gas peakers on cost globally, but U.S. faces trade headwinds
Wood Mackenzie reports that four-hour battery storage is cheaper than open-cycle gas generation in 43 modeled markets. Tariffs could hinder near-term gains in the United States.
Tesla’s best-selling vehicles can now send power to your home, but the real revolution is yet to come
Tesla enables Model 3 and Model Y vehicles ordered after October 1, 2026, to provide backup power through Powershare for Powerwall users, with two or more days of backup. The vehicles cannot yet send power back to the grid.
Image: pv magazine Brilliant Matters and HeiQ target 2028 commercialization of semi-transparent organic solar cells
Brilliant Matters and HeiQ report semi-transparent organic solar cells with efficiencies up to 12.04% and fully printed modules reaching 10.2%, using the BM10 OPV platform and silver nanowire electrodes. They are targeting commercial availability in 2028.
Image: pv magazine USA Maryland’s first storage procurement round falls 360 MW short
Maryland awards 15-year capacity credits to 440 MW of four-hour batteries in the first round of its 1,600 MW storage program. The award falls 360 MW short of the round’s target after two of five applicants withdraw.
Image: pv magazine Global PV Oversupply Drives Consolidation and Regional Price Divergence
A discussion with S&P Global Energy’s Edurne Zoco covers persistent global photovoltaic supply-chain overcapacity, consolidation, regional price divergence, China’s efficiency standards, trade policy, and prospects in inverter and battery-storage markets.
Image: PV Tech Zelestra secures $350 million for Indiana solar project backed by Meta
Zelestra secured $350 million in financing for its 203 MW Reclamation Solar project in Indiana, a solar array on former coal-mining land backed by Meta.
Image: pv magazine USA Heterojunction solar cell built with biomass lignin-based silver paste achieves 25.96% efficiency
Chinese researchers develop a biomass lignin-based silver paste for heterojunction (HJT) solar cells, reducing reliance on petroleum-based resins while improving electrical performance. The optimized paste raises cell efficiency from 25.01% to 25.96% and improves printability, adhesion and conductivity.
Image: pv magazine USA Hithium’s sodium-ion storage push, where it could win, where it won’t, and path to bankability
Hithium launches a 4 MWh sodium-ion battery energy storage system alongside a 785Ah cell and discusses where the technology may suit markets better than LFP batteries. The company frames market fit and bankability as key questions for adoption.
Image: pv magazine USA High defect rates drag down solar performance and yield, finds report
A HelioVolta report finds major issues in 87% of inspected solar projects. The finding points to widespread defects affecting project performance and yield.
Image: pv magazine USA Towards a prosperous and enduring U.S. solar PV manufacturing ecosystem
A call to action urges the U.S. solar industry to coordinate around a roadmap for building a durable domestic solar photovoltaic manufacturing sector.
Image: pv magazine USA Building quality domestic U.S. cell fabs is more important than technology-choice today
A Solar Manufacturing USA Quarterly analysis reports steady progress in U.S. crystalline-silicon cell production during 2026. It says the 2027 forecast could rise if existing lines ramp effectively and some planned capacity comes online earlier.
