Shangji Automation launches PV module production with 16 GW factory
Shangji Automation has announced plans to invest CNY 5 billion ($726 million) in a new 16 GW factory. Commercial production is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2023.
Tesla to build new battery plant in China
Tesla has revealed plans to build a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai, according to the Xinhua news agency.
China exported 29.6 GW of solar panels in January-February period
New figures from China’s General Administration of Customs show uninterrupted growth in global solar module demand. Chinese manufacturers exported 14.85 GW of panels in January and 14.82 GW in February.
Trina Solar aims for 26% TOPCon solar cell efficiency by 2027
Zhang Yingbin, Trina Solar’s head of global product strategy, speaks to pv magazine about the path to a supply chain dominated by n-type TOPCon products. He says Trina Solar will reach 30 GW of TOPCon solar module capacity by the end of 2023.
GCL starts building 12 GW solar module factory
GCL Integration expects to start operating a new 12 GW solar factory in October, bringing its total solar panel manufacturing capacity to 30 GW.
China installed 20.37 GW of PV in January-February period
China reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 314 GW by the end of February, according to new figures from the National Energy Administration (NEA).
SEG Solar intends to set up 2 GW of US solar panel production
SEG Solar says it will invest $60 million in a new US factory. It currently produces panels at factories in Vietnam and Indonesia.
Hounen to build 1 GW solar module factory in US
China-based module manufacturer Huonen Solar said it wants to build a panel manufacturing facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The factory will produce modules for the US market.
Deye to build two new inverter factories totaling 18 GW
The Chinese inverter maker plans to build both new factories in China’s Zhejiang province.
Daqo records average polysilicon price of $32.54/kg in 2022
Chinese polysilicon supplier Daqo sold 132,909 tons of polysilicon last year, from 75,356 tons in 2021.
