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Element Energy Soars with $111M Series B Funding
Element Energy just closed a $111 Million Series B investment to deploy its adaptive battery management systems. Co-led by a US clean energy giant & Cohort Ventures, it will use the funds to power 1st & 2nd life batteries, explore EV batteries, & acquire 2+ GWh of lightly-used EVs.
Nov 15, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Element Energy
JinkoSolar taking mono-module capacity to 25GW as shipment guidance remains at 18-20GW
Leading 'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) participant JinkoSolar has actually restated solar module delivery advice for 2020 to be in the 18-20GW range, while mentioning that its monocrystalline-based module ability would certainly get to the 25GW milestone by the end of the year.
Jun 15, 2020 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, JinkoSolar, solar cell, n-type mono, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, Kangping Chen
Next-generation monograin layer solar cells containing silver
The scientific team from TalTech has finally succeeded in improving the performance of their innovative photovoltaic cells by replacing part of copper in absorbing layer with silver.
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, Europe, TalTech, silver, solar sells, Tallinn
N-type cell performance race proceeds as JinkoSolar sets brand-new record of 25.25%.
JinkoSolar has accomplished a new record effectiveness for a large-area n-type TOPCon monocrystalline solar cell, taking its effectiveness to 25.25%.
Jun 1, 2021 // Manufacturing News, JinkoSolar, efficiency, cell efficiency record, n-type
Sungrow FPV sees strong potential for offshore floating solar
The floating solar-dedicated subsidiary of inverter maker Sungrow expects both offshore areas and storage tanks to be crucial areas for future PV advancements.
Jun 22, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Sungrow, floating PV, Floating solar, offshore solar, research and development, SNEC 2021, sungrow floating
Yaskawa Solectria dealing with new inverter model customized for First Solar panels
Yaskawa Solectria Solar announced that it has actually partnered with First Solar to create a new variation of the SOLECTRIA XGI 1500-250 utility-scale string inverter. The enhancements maximize the XGI 1500-250 for First Solar's advanced thin-film modules.
Sep 9, 2022 // Inverters, First Solar, PV module, Yaskawa Solectria Solar
LONGi accomplishes new world record for p-type solar cell efficiency
LONGi has introduced a new world record conversion effectiveness of 26.12% for its p-type silicon heterojunction (HJT) cell.
Sep 21, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Institute for Solar Energy Research, LONGi, isfh, efficiency
A-SMACC participants 'examining all choices' after AD/CVD petition rejection
United States solar suppliers behind the controversial anti-circumvention petition have said they are "reviewing all choices" and could refile petitions in the future.
Nov 16, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, China, Asia, North America, tariffs, Southeast Asia, A-SMACC, anti dumping, AD/CVD
Voltalia offloads stake in 320MW Brazilian solar
Investment fund STOA has actually purchased a 33% interest in the SSM1 & 2 project in Rio Grande do Norte
Mar 16, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, South america, Brazil, Sebastien Clerc, Marie-Laure Mazaud
Voltalia, IFC Team to Decarbonize Africa’s Mines
Voltalia and IFC power Africa’s mines with solar, wind and batteries—replacing diesel and coal to cut costs, boost reliability, and accelerate net-zero, country by country.
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, ifc, Africa