Global PV manufacturing has seen a dramatic shift in the past 12 months with investments and technology decisions from India and the United States resulting in a greater geographic spread of production, compared the past 10-15 years. Consequently, forecasting a global PV technology roadmap has been replaced by closer examination of the major cell producers across China, India, the United States, and other regions.
This pv magazine Webinar will address the factors that have caused this shift in global PV production, explain what this means for industry investments and output volumes in 2026, and forecast key manufacturing metrics out to 2030.
Drawing from more than two decades tracking global PV manufacturing and technology trends, Finlay Colville, Founder of Terawatt PV Research, will provide an informative and entertaining outlook on what to expect over the next few years.
pv magazine Webinar Content:
- Global PV manufacturing through the silicon-based value-chain
- Capital expenditure – capex – for polysilicon through to modules
- Manufacturing investments by key regions; the United States, China, India and the rest-of-the-world
- Technology trends in production and forecasting TOPCon, HJT and back-contact to 2030
- Factors impacting prices and costs in manufacturing
Questions for this webinar can be submitted when registering or in the chat during the live webinar.
Ryan Kennedy, senior editor at pv magazine USA, will moderate this webinar.
Registration for this webinar is free of charge.
Speakers
Finlay Colville has been actively engaged with the solar industry for more than 20 years and is recognised as a leading analyst in the sector. For 15 years, Finlay managed market research business units at Solarbuzz and PV-Tech. He established Terawatt PV Research in 2025 as the working platform for his activities going forward.
Moderator
Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut and a degree in Management with a certification in Sustainable Business Practices from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.