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.
Delta unveils string inverter for utility scale solar
The 125 kW inverter features an efficiency of 99.1% and a European efficiency rating of 98.7%.
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: Increasing polysilicon prices and new supply deals
PV Infolink reported a considerable increase in prices for polysilicon and wafer prices for last week. Both products saw their average price increase by over 9% compared to the previous week.
New power electronic device to manage surplus solar power
The device was developed by an international consortium through the EU-funded project Renewable penetration levered by Efficient Low Voltage Distribution grids (RESOLVD). The power electronic technology is claimed to be able to combine different storage technologies in a single electronic-based board interface.
Creating an alternative PV supply chain in the US is no cakewalk
The US Solar Energy Industry Association in late 2020 launched a campaign against forced labor and said it was “strongly encouraging” member companies to adjust their supply chains by June. Here is what will likely happen.
GE chooses Australia to launch new line of solar inverters
Just as Australia thought its pioneering days were over, it has become the first country in the world to sell General Electric’s new solar inverters.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Thinner wafers, rising profits and new solar ambitions for Yunnan Province
Goodwe and Irico have both announced rising revenue and profits for the fiscal year 2020. Zhonghuan Semiconductor intends to produce thinner wafers to respond to increasing polyisilicon prices. The southwestern province of Yunnan wants to add another 15 GW of clean energy to its power generation mix.
Enphase to issue $1bn senior notes
The inverter business will use some of the proceeds to buy back notes due to mature in 2024 and 2025.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Another massive glass order and a broken partnership
Jinko Solar secured another 338 million square meters of PV glass from Flat Glass. Tongwei and Trina Solar have left the monocrystalline wafer production joint venture they set up with Longi.
