Chinese PV Industry Brief: Soaring profits for Trina and Shuangliang
Panel maker Trina Solar and wafer manufacturing compatriot Shuangliang Eco-Energy have announced bumper profits from last year as polysilicon producer GCL ponders a rebrand.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Microquanta builds 12 MW ground-mounted project with perovskite solar modules
In other news, Haiyuan Material (HYM) said it will commission its 600 MW heterojunction cell factory in July and Polysilicon supplier Daqo announced it is seeking to raise RMB11 billion ($1.74 billion) through a share private placement.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Hoshine plans 200,000 ton poly fab
Hoshine will invest $2.75 billion in the new polysilicon factory. Elsewhere, Irico New Energy today announced a strategic co-operation agreement with PV manufacturer Jinko Solar that will see it prioritize supply of solar panel glass.
High reliability 600W+ PV modules point the solar industry in a new direction
Trina Solar, the pioneer of 210mm large format high power PV modules, speaks to pv magazine about its strategy for their deployment. Dr. Zhang Yingbin, Trina Solar’s head of product strategy and marketing, discusses the business solutions Trina provided for its new products, while Todd Li, President of Trina Solar Asia Pacific, shares his views on the PV markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: GCL-Poly wants to move to Shanghai Stock Exchange
In other news, Longi raised funds to build another 18 GW of solar cell capacity and Suntech began work on its 10 GW module factory in Anhui Province.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: JA Solar increases production capacity in Vietnam, IDG Energy enters solar business
JA Solar is expected to put another 3.5GW of cell capacity into operation by the end of June and Hong Kong-based IDG Energy Investment will venture into cell manufacturing by establishing a “foreign invested” project company.
GoodWe: Global solar installations could exceed 240GW in 2022
According to Shen Rong, Vice President of GoodWe, the global PV market could see new installations exceeding 240GW in 2022 on the back of easing supply chain issues. In an interview with pv magazine he lays out the current challenges and opportunities this year’s solar market is likely to see, as well as discussing the PV inverter manufacturers R&D and manufacturing plans.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi raises wafer prices
Furthermore, Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar was listed on Wednesday on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Zhonghuan Semiconductor said it expects a 286% growth in profits for 2021.
Arctech: 2022 will be a year of solar opportunities and challenges
Allen Cao, General Manager of International Business at Arctech speaks to pv magazine about the solar supply chain challenges experienced in 2021 and how he believes the market will evolve this year. Overall, he says the industry could see a sharp rise in year-on-year PV installation capacity as prices start to come down. BIPV is also discussed as being a hot topic for the Chinese highly power-consuming industries.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi was the world’s largest module manufacturer in 2021
According to PVInfolink, the top 10 solar manufacturers accounted for over 160GW of shipments or a global market share of 90% in 2021.
