Tag: pv modules

July 21, 2023

Solar energy is a clean and environmentally friendly source of energy. It can also help in reducing the global carbon footprint and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Due to the positive aspects of solar energy, its demand is growing […]

November 2, 2021

JinkoSolar has launched its new series of ultra-efficient, n-type PV modules, dubbed the Tiger Neo. The new series adopts n-type tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology to deliver enhancements in performance, power, energy density and reliability, with a maximum power output […]

January 26, 2021

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Solar has secured a 500MW monocrystalline bifacial module order from US-based project developer and EPC, Strata Solar. LONGi said the supply deal is to span two years after Strata Solar undertook a comprehensive […]

February 14, 2020

Manufacturing delays and supply chain constraints in China, caused by the coronavirus outbreak are starting to impact both upstream PV manufacturers and downstream installers in countries such as South Korea, India and Taiwan. Hanwha Solutions In a statement given to […]

January 2, 2020

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has unveiled plans to bolster its output with a new cell manufacturing facility and module production plant. In a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, submitted yesterday, JA Solar said it would […]

October 30, 2019

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, Risen Energy Co has continued to grow revenue in 2019, after shifting module sales and PV project development overseas after the China 531 New Deal in 2018, impacted its business. Risen Energy recently reported […]

October 17, 2019

Turn back the clock to 2012, and the PV sector had gone through an initial growth-related technology shake-out that can largely be seen today in c-Si technologies having 95% of market-share, and only one viable thin-film supplier (First Solar). After […]

May 4, 2017

Tesla reported first quarter 2017 solar installations of 150MW, down from 201MW in the previous quarter, a 25% decrease, due to selection criteria biased towards customer owned PV systems rather than leased. Tesla noted that selectively deploying projects that had […]

September 6, 2016

PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in July and August, 2016 highlight the industry fears over a new period of overcapacity across the supply chain after explosive growth plans announced in the first half of […]

July 25, 2016

Solar PV manufacturing in 2016 has seen the highest capex (capital expenditure) levels for years, and a return to capacity expansion plans. Furthermore, many of the companies announcing the capacity expansions are doing so for the first time, especially at […]

April 20, 2016

Total global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in the first quarter of 2016 surpassed 22.3GW, the second highest quarterly figure, according to the latest preliminary analysis by PV Tech. The previous quarter (4Q-15) holds the record at over 27GW, while […]