China

PRC to install 35-38GW of PV capacity in 2020

According to the data published by Chinese NEA, the People’s Republic installed 12 gigawatts of photovoltaic projects in December. However, the country also developed almost 41 gigawatts of carbon-emitting coal power generation capacity during 2019.

Jan 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Market Research, China, AECEA, Asia, Chinese NEA

GCL to sell 7 Chinese solar plants for USD 156.5m

GCL New Energy has inked an agreement for selling seven China-based photovoltaic projects to CHNG. The total capacity of the operational facilities is about 294 megawatts.

Jan 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, GCL New Energy, CIT Group, CHNG

The Titanic Gift to China's Solar Makers of trump

The White House put an loophole in its own tariffs, and the effort to undo it has been held up in court.

Jan 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Solar, China, Trump, Asia, Hanwha Q-Cells

Manz and Shenzhen Yinghe Technology sign cooperation deal on lithium battery-making

Manz AG has signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen Yinghe Technology for strategic cooperation in lithium-ion cell and module production.

Jan 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Manz AG, Shenzhen Yinghe Technology, lithium-ion cell

US soars and China slumps as global PV investment dips year-on-year

A bustling US and a slumping China offered a contrasting picture of solar investment during a year when the global industry laid the foundations of a subsidy-free shift

Jan 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, BNEF, China, Asia, North America

Jinko claims two more efficiency records for bifacial panels

The Chinese manufacturer has achieved conversion efficiencies of 21.82% and 22.49% for its p-type PERC and n-type HOT bifacial panels, respectively. The results were confirmed by Germany’s TÜV Rheinland.

Jan 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, bifacial, PV panels, Asia, PERC, Jinko

Singulus gets €50 million follow-on CIGS thin film tool order from CNBM

Specialist PV manufacturing equipment supplier Singulus Technologies has received a new order for CIGS thin film processing tools from existing customer, China National Building Materials (CNBM).

Jan 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, CIGS thin film, CNBM, singulus technologies

Tentative US-China deal heralds trade bonanza for PV polysilicon makers

The easing of economic tensions between the US and China is set to throw a lifeline to the solar industry, bringing some respite to the sector after years of back-and-forth trade tariffs and levies.

Jan 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, America, China, polysilicon, Asia, Donald Trump, North America, REC Silicon, solar trade, wacker, hemlock

Aiko Solar to achieve 45 GW of production capacity in 3 years

Aiko Solar Energy is inclined to considerably increase the production capacity of its plants over the coming three years.

Jan 15, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, monocrystalline wafer, aiko solar

Panda Green’s hopes of postponing debt are dashed

The heavily-indebted, Chinese state-owned solar project developer now has ten days to rustle up $242 million after a debt restructuring proposal was accepted by less than a third of its creditors.

Jan 15, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Panda Green

Sungrow to supply inverters for 200 MW of PV projects in Dubai, Egypt

China’s Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) on Tuesday announced two contracts to supply residential, commercial and industrial inverter solutions for projects in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt with a total capacity of 200 MW.

Jan 14, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Sungrow, China, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Alvin Shi

LONGi signs 2-year monocrystalline wafer supply deal worth US$1.5 billion

The largest monocrystalline wafer producer, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co has signed a two-year wafer supply deal with Chinese solar cell producer, Jiangsu Runyang Yueda Photovoltaic Technology Co (Runergy) worth approximately US$1.5 billion (RMB 10.34 billion).

Jan 14, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, Longi Green Energy Technology, monocrystalline wafer, p type mono perc, runergy

Perovskite to boost energy harvest of solar cells

Perovskites are likely to become a cost-effective and high-efficiency alternative for making solar cells as soon as they become as stable as silicon.

Jan 14, 2020 // Technology, China, Australia, solar cells, Asia, Oceania, perovskites

New technology to examine lithium whiskers for safe and durable batts

A group of scientists from three research universities has grown and observed a lithium dendrite, which will allow preventing the growth of such structures.

Jan 13, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, China, Asia, lithium, North America, lithium battery

Cost-efficient solar cells for space application

Scientists from American National Renewable Energy Lab have discovered a new technology to cut the costs of manufacturing of a very efficient (but at the same time extremely costly) GaAs solar cell.

Jan 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, China, solar cells, Asia, North America

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