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Suntech has placed into production a new 3.5 GW high-efficiency module manufacturing center in Changzhou, China, proceeding its current run of expansions.

'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) member Trina Solar is intending its initial major solar cell manufacturing expansion over the last few years, driven by its movement to large-area PV modules making use of the 210mm wafer dimension as it ramps manufacturing of its high-performance mainstream 'Vertex' Series modules in 2021 onwards.

The power company has won the race to acquire a 572 MW, 13-project solar plant portfolio owned by Madrid-based, Canadian-U.S.-controlled designer X-Elio.

The $1.4 billion cost consists of a 1 GW solar field 260km away in Konya. The manufacturing facility will certainly be created exclusively by Kalyon Solar Technologies after advancement partner Hanwha Q-Cells bowed out the project.

While mono-grade polysilicon prices did not lower much in the very first quarter owing to steady need, multi-grade was up to record lows as its market share reduced. During the 2nd quarter, composes PV InfoLink elderly analyst Cooper Chen, the marketplace saw extreme supply. Monocrystalline makers have been performing at full tilt and also bringing brand-new capabilities online as set up, while the pandemic crazes on overseas.

China Three Gorges is to get in Spain's solar fray through the acquisition of a 500MW profile from designer X-Elio.

The most recent products in the Vertex series from the Chinese maker, introduced at the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai, are readily available in 6 versions with reported effectiveness ranging from 20.4-21.2%.

Grid scale lith-ion batteries may be increasing Stateside, yet an expected recovery in the assembly line sector will be put on hold up until following year because of the pandemic, according to one expert.

Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer as well as silicon organisation Elkem is preparing to build a manufacturing facility in Herøya.

A Swedish-Iranian research study group modeled 14 photovoltaic blind configurations in checkerboard selections 1m over a greenhouse roof covering imitated with EnergyPlus building power simulation software program. The team found a PV setup would lower gas usage, power need and also carbon discharges.

Some 1 GW of utility scale project ability was contributed to the end of June.

Expert IHS Markit has anticipated storage space will certainly rebound this year following its very first year-on-year decline in 2019. The modern technology is being rolled out at speed despite Covid-19 with state-level plans readied to maintain the US the worldwide capital for the next five years.

Swedish start-up Azelio says it will have a pilot project up and running in Masdar City by the end of following month. The modern technology sees electricity utilized to very warm aluminum with energy launched on demand through a warmth transfer liquid to drive a Stirling engine.

SJVN has actually announced that it will be commissioning the 100 MW solar plant at the Dholera Solar Park at an outlay of Rs 450 crore.

NTPC has tendered for the EPC work along with land for the development of up to 1070 MW of solar PV power projects own Rajasthan