New Energy
Big Solar Panel Manufacturers Boost Production as Costs Fall
- Three Chinese firms raise targets on higher orders: SMM report
- Polysilicon and wafer costs are falling due to new capacity
Technicians work on solar cells used for solar panels in Baoding, China.
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Several big solar-panel makers are ramping up production in a boon to clean energy. A key reason: the collapse of material costs that had been elevated for more than a year.
Three leading Chinese module manufacturers are bumping up January output forecasts, according to Shanghai Metals Market, which didn’t identify its sources. Promising near-term demand is another factor driving the output boost.