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The cell has an area of 333.4 cm2 and is based on passivating contacts based on polysilicon and silicon monoxide (SiOx). The Fujian Metrology Institute in China has confirmed the result.

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL) is seeking a consultant to assess the feasibility of a planned 500 MW solar park in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Longi Chairman Zhong Baoshen said last week that that the company’s hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) technology will dominate its production capacity in the future.

Tata Power’s greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is expected to start PV module production by the end of this year.

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corp. (BJMC), which manages all government-owned jute factories and industries in the South Asian country, has agreed to buy power from six different project developers under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

Zonal Renewables plans to construct a new 100 MW floating solar project on a 90-hectare fishpond in the Philippines, in Cadiz, Negros Occidental province.

Trina Solar said it will use the equipment at its factories in Huaian, Yangzhou, Dongtai, and Tinghu, which are all in Jiangsu province.

Huasun Dali started producing high-efficiency 210 mm HJT solar cells this week, and is expected to achieve an average efficiency of 25.5% in mass production.

Toshiba has developed a 2,200 V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET for inverters and energy storage systems, in order to help inverter manufacturers to reduce the size and weight of their products.

India aims to develop 4 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) by 2030-31 through its viability gap funding (VGF) scheme. The selection of BESS developers for VGF grants will undergo a transparent, competitive bidding process.