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Solar pivots to Southeast Asia

Expansion of manufacturing in Southeast Asia: George Touloupas of Clean Energy Associates examines the factors that are compelling PV manufacturers to expand into the Southeast Asia region, and explores what this could mean for quality.

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pv magazine

11 May 2016

The phrase “roller-coaster” has often been used to describe the downstream solar industry. But maybe “tectonic” is an equally appropriate term, as pressures created by tariffs and trade wars create new landscapes and shifts in company strategies and manufacturing hubs. Following this tectonic theme, PV manufacturing has recently gone global – huge cell and module …

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