China expands highway solar as provinces race to decarbonize transport
China is rapidly installing PV along highways, combining slopes, tunnels, and service areas to generate renewable electricity and cut transport-sector emissions.
Key takeaways from SNEC ES+ 2025 in Shanghai
A smaller-than-expected trade show underscored mounting exhibitor fatigue, even as high-integration and safety-focused storage products showcased where the industry is heading.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Energy China secures 5 GW EPC deal in Saudi Arabia
Energy China has signed three EPC contracts worth $2.7 billion for 5 GW of wind and solar projects in Saudi Arabia with partners including PIF and Aramco Power.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Inner Mongolia launches 16 GW renewables project
Inner Mongolia has started building a 16 GW ultra-high-voltage energy base combining solar, wind, coal, and 5 GWh of storage to supply 36 TWh per year to northern China.
Shell, QAES unveil immersion-cooled battery system in China
Shell and Chongqing-based QAES have introduced what they call the world’s first immersion-cooled battery system, adapting data-center cooling methods to grid-scale energy storage.
Sermatec’s 6.25 MWh battery storage system enters mass production
The Chinese manufacturer reports that it has established automated production lines and a mature supply chain to support large-scale deliveries, with initial shipments scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 in China.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: PowerChina opens 3 GWp n-type TOPCon tender
Power Construction Corp. of China (PowerChina) has awarded 3 GWp of n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module supply, while China South Glass has approved a $241.4 million PV glass project in Egypt.
Super typhoon Ragasa devastates solar and wind farms in southern China
Typhoon Ragasa tore through China’s Guangdong province last week, crippling solar and wind assets and exposing weaknesses in cost-cutting design standards.
DAS Solar developing 23%-efficient silicon solar cell based on carbon nanotubes
The Chinese module maker said the solar cell was developed with the support of Hebei University. The device uses a carbon nanotube-based hole transport layer that could be used in TOPCon and HJT structures to boost output and reduce complexity.
Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance bet on batteries as AI fuels power demand surge
Tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance are ramping up investments in renewable energy and storage to meet the soaring electricity demands driven by AI.
