Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei unveils $4 billion upstream investment
Tongwei has revealed a new upstream investment plan in Inner Mongolia, while China Huadian has completed its latest 2023 central procurement round, securing 8.95 GW of PV panel products from JA Solar, Astronergy, Das Solar, Trina Solar, and Longi.
Korean researchers explore viability of BIPV panels based on steel plates
A team from South Korea’s Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) has developed a new method to increase the adhesion performance of EVA and POE on steel plates. The proposed technique may be applied to BIPV modules that use steel panels instead of backsheets.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-November PV installations hit 163.8 GW
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says the nation installed 163 GW of solar in the first 10 months of this year, bringing it to nearly 560 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity by the end of November.
German researchers claim record-breaking 14.46% efficiency for organic PV module
A team of scientists at Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg has set an efficiency record of 14.46% for an organic PV module. The performance was certified by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institue for Solar Energy’s PV calibration laboratory (CalLab).
Chinese PV Industry Brief: CECC launches 42 GW inverter tender
China Energy Construction Corporation (CECC) has kicked off a 42 GW inverter tender for 2024, while Akcome Technology has expanded its heterojunction (HJT) solar cell capacity by an additional 4.6 GW.
Battery energy storage analytics platform Modo Energy secures $15 million
UK-based Modo Energy, a battery analytics platform developer, has raised $15 million to finance new product development and develop international markets.
Danish slot die coating equipment manufacturer raises capital for expansion
Denmark-based slot-die coating equipment manufacturer FOM Technologies raised DKK 43.60 million ($6.3 million) to finance the next stage of growth, which includes expansion of sales in the United States.
Lightweight PV system solution for commercial buildings with limited load-bearing capacity
Dutch solar PV manufacturer Solarge is deploying a novel lightweight rooftop solution across several commercial buildings in the Netherlands. Instead of glass, the special modules developed by the company use strong and light polymers, which the company said result in a module weight per square meter of 5.5 kg.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Polysilicon prices continue to fall
Polysilicon prices fell by as much as 0.63% in China this week, according to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA).
New research identifies advantages of POE encapsulants in dual-glass solar modules
To understand better the long-term effects of humidity on durability of glass-glass modules, Austrian researchers carried out lengthy damp-heat tests on double glass modules made with EVA and POE encapsulants. They identified several POE advantages, such as improved interfacial strength and less water uptake, among others.
