Eging to hit 10 GW module capacity this year
With the panel maker already installing 3 GW of cell and module capacity to double its output during the next quarter, Eging has now announced fresh, $370 million expansion plans.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Polysilicon prices keep rising
This week, the price of polysilicon reached RMB 124 ($18.9)/kg. All major categories of polysilicon products have seen their price increase by around 45% so far this year. Meanwhile, Tongwei has lowered the prices of its solar cells for April.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Another factory under construction
Talesun has begun work on its 5 GW factory in Siyang county, Jiangsu province and China’s second-largest grid operator, China Southern Power Grid, has announced around 200 GW of renewable energy capacity will be deployed on its service area over the next 10 years.
CEO interview: China’s Mibet on maintaining PV competitiveness
Following the successful launch of its MRac Floating PV Mounting System G4N in 2020, Mibet New Energy (Mibet), a China-based solar PV product manufacturer, is exploring new business opportunities both at home and abroad. In an interview with pv magazine Chen Xi, founder and president of Mibet talks about expansion plans, the importance of a good supply chain, and strategies for staying competitive.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Work begins on 50 GW wafer factory, Shanghai Electric bets on green hydrogen
Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor began building its new wafer manufacturing facility in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Shanghai Electric is setting up a hydrogen research center with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Sungrow unveils 325 kW string inverter
The device will go into mass production in the second half of this year. It features an efficiency of 99.01% and is claimed to be the most powerful string inverter ever launched on the market to date.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: A new module factory, increasing wafer prices
Eco Green Energy is building a 1 GW panel factory in the Jiangsu Province. Longi announced higher wafer prices for April.
The weekend read: Unprecedented plans and investments in Chinese PV production capacity
“Unprecedented” was a term widely used in 2020, as the world grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic. The same word can be similarly applied to the plans and investments in production capacity announced by Chinese PV manufacturers right across the supply chain. But what shape are these expansions taking and what is driving this renewed confidence? Vincent Shaw reports from Shanghai.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: New polysilicon deal, more cell and module capacity
Xinte Energy has secured a supply contract for 152,400 metric tons of polysilicon. Talesun and Longi are both expanding their respective cell capacities by 5 GW.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: More inverter, battery and solar cell capacity
Solar cell manufacturer Jiangsu Luneng Energy is planning to deploy more production capacity for both heterojunction and TOPCon products. Battery company CATL and inverter maker Kstar have completed construction of a 1 GW factory in Xiapu economic development zone, in Fujian.
