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Singyes state bail-out vote at end of the month
Shareholders in the heavily-indebted solar project EPC and building-integrated PV manufacturer will vote on the last day of the month on the proposed takeover of the business by a Chinese state-backed entity. No news has emerged of a winding-up order due to be heard yesterday.
Oct 17, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Singyes
Solar sales recover for electronics brands LG, Kyocera and Panasonic
Korean conglomerate LG reports increasing demand for its high-efficiency PV products in key markets while Kyocera said its solar business is improving profitability. Panasonic posted a slight increase in sales for its PV segment, including solar manufacturing.
Nov 1, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Panasonic, Kyocera, Asia, Korea, LG
Safety is paramount
When Sony first commercially introduced lithium-ion batteries in 1991, the industry recognized their potential to revolutionize portable electronics. Ever since, there have been countless efforts to improve the technology, with many researchers focusing on energy density and longevity, in line with demand from emerging applications such as electric vehicles (EVs) and on-grid energy storage. Julian Jansen and Youmin Rong of IHS Markit discuss the effect of safety concerns on this rapidly growing global market.
Sep 19, 2019 // Storage, Opinions, USA, China, Li-ion batteries, Asia, North America, Sony, Julian Jansen, Youmin Rong
Solar as well as wind create record 10% of international electricity
Solar and also wind generated a record 9.8% of global electrical energy throughout the initial six months of 2020, but additional gains are needed if Paris Agreement targets are to be fulfilled, a new report has claimed.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, stats, energy transition, covid-19, Ember, solar generation, paris agreement, Dave Jones
Huayu bets on 2,000 W microinverters as centrepiece of overseas expansion
Huayu New Energy Technologies will certainly concentrate on greater capacity microinverters as the core part of a brand-new expansion press, changing its sales initiatives online to alleviate disruption from COVID-19.
Jun 1, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, China, microinverters, Asia, pv inverters, Andy Tang, Coronavirus, covid-19, huayu, hybrid inverters,
Jinko asserts United States profession compensation has actually rejected Hanwha patent violation claim
The Chinese manufacturer this morning claimed the International Profession Payment had actually agreed with the initial resolution released by an administrative regulation judge in April, that Jinko as well as peers Longi Solar and also REC Group had not infringed Hanwha's solar battery passivation innovation.
Jun 4, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, South Korea, China, Australia, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, Jinko, Kangping Chen, Hanwha, United States
DNV publishes globe's first ideal practice guide for floating solar projects
DNV has actually launched the world's very first suggested practice (RP) for floating solar projects to help in reducing risks for programmers as well as enhance financier confidence in the section.
Mar 31, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Scatec, EDP, EDF, floating PV, DNV GL, baywa r.e., Ciel & Terre, dnv, recommended practice
SEIA concerns new protocol to promote ethical solar supply chains
The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has introduced a new tool to make it simpler for solar designers to map where their modules and modern technologies are made and make sure an ethical supply chain.
Apr 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, SunPower, North America, labour, solar supply chain, Suzanne Leta, xingjiang
'Every third power plant' installed in 2020 was solar
Technology reaches a 39% global share finds SolarPower Europe's Global Outlook Report
Jul 21, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Aristotelis Chantavas
A flexible photodetector assisted by photovoltaic or pv and also bolometric results
Photodetectors have always paly the crucial role in the national economic situation and also national protection field. The sophisticated photodetectors demand for the greater performance in reaction price, broad spectrum, detectivity and also other special features like polarization detection as well as two-color detection.
Nov 3, 2020 // Technology, China, Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jianlu Wang, State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, bolometer
SunDrive accomplishes 26.41% effectiveness with copper solar cell modern technology
Australian solar technology business SunDrive remains to excite with its copper-based solar cell modern technology, achieving 26.41% performance for a full-size silicon cell utilizing heterojunction modern technology compatible with automation.
Nov 8, 2022 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, efficiency, SunDrive
Bifacial loses US tariff workaround as Section 201 exemption is axed
The US government has extended its solar import tariffs to bifacial modules, in a policy u-turn set to partially redraw the global trade flows of the fast maturing technology.
Oct 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, Jinko Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Bifacial PV, Donald Trump, North America, Jenny Chase, section 201, trade war, Hanwha Q-Cells, Mark Osborne
Chinese solar production figures continue to ramp up
Quasi-governmental body the CPIA has released first-half figures for the world’s biggest solar marketplace which show production volumes for export markets continuing to expand and the domestic picture set to rebound after public solar subsidy levels were published.
Jul 26, 2019 // Solar, China, China Photovoltaic Industry Association, CPIA, Asia
New-build solar less costly still, but short-term spot could be really felt in H2 2021-- BloombergNEF
The expense of structure and also operating brand-new utility-scale PV is now less expensive than running existing coal plants in China, India as well as throughout much of Europe. Yet, rising asset rates can see PV projects come to be momentarily much more expensive in the 2nd fifty percent of 2021, according to BloombergNEF analysis.
Jun 25, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, BNEF, India, China, LCOE, Asia, BloombergNEF
Korea Targets China’s Grip on Solar Inverters
South Korea rallies to reclaim solar inverter turf, uniting seven makers, incentives, and "strategic tech" status to cut China’s grip, boost energy security, and win on quality as storage surges.
Dec 1, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, manufacturing, Inverters, Asia, Korea, supply chain, energy security












