Canadian Solar wins U.S. patent litigation against Maxeon
The patent infringement case was related to an unspecified TOPCon solar cell technology.
Maxeon expands legal action against Aiko and its distributors in Germany
Maxeon has filed a lawsuit in Germany claiming Aiko Solar, and four of its German product distributors, breached a patent related to its back contact solar technology. It is the third such lawsuit Maxeon has opened against Aiko.
TCL launches TCL SunPower Global unit
The Chinese group announced the new TCL SunPower Global unit will operate mostly in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, selling SunPower-branded solar energy solutions alongside TCL’s own solar products.
Maxeon Solar pivots business to focus exclusively on U.S. market
The solar panel manufacturer announced a five-year lease of a factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Longi Green Energy sets world record for solar module efficiency at 25.4%
China’s Longi Green Energy has set a new world record for crystalline silicon solar module efficiency with its independently developed hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 module, achieving a conversion efficiency of 25.4%, according to a certification report from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE).
Will Indian solar manufacturers go back-contact to the future?
Indian PV manufacturers are looking beyond tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar. Back-contact (BC) devices are an enticing prospect but many feel the technology is not mature enough. Uma Gupta considers the cost, yield, and reliability challenges that BC solar has to overcome.
Maxeon challenges Nasdaq delisting threat, plans reverse stock split
Maxeon has challenged Nasdaq’s decision to potentially delist it from the Global Select Market and is now implementing a reverse stock split to raise its bid price above the required threshold. A hearing on the matter is pending.
Maxeon to offer warranty support for bankrupt SunPower
SunPower has shut down its business, but Maxeon says it will provide warranty support for customers with SunPower-branded modules.
Maxeon initiates unitary patent infringement lawsuit against Aiko, partners
Alongside the new lawsuit, which has been filed in Germany, Maxeon has announced it is appealing a preliminary injunction decision recently made by a court in the Netherlands over an ongoing patent dispute with Aiko.
Maxeon Solar Technologies to slash 15% of global workforce
Solar panel producer Maxeon Solar Technologies will lay off 750 employees by the end of the year as the company reels from reduced shipments from its largest distributed generation (DG) customer in North America and an ‘industry-wide demand slowdown’ in global DG markets.
