Bad News on Solar Panel Shortages

[Repro]

I just found this article, and it doesn't sound good. I hope the government doesn't drag its feet.

Opinion: The US solar panel industry is on the verge of collapsing. Here's how to prevent it

To meet the nation's clean energy goals, the US must develop a robust manufacturing capability to produce solar energy panels and components. It can do that by providing financial incentives to US manufacturers to help offset higher domestic production costs.

www.cnn.com

 

[Daniel972]

There must be a better way to make these. Now all cells are made from baked Silicon ingots, that are sliced ultra-thin by some magic saw blade.
Then they have to be framed and soldered manually.