Fairland launches AI-based residential heat pump with coefficient of performance of 7
The Chinese manufacturer stated that its new heat pump system is the first on the market to achieve a coefficient of performance of 7. The product offers a nominal capacity ranging from 11 kW to 16 kW and uses propane as its refrigerant.
Longi reveals back-contact PV test results from offshore environments
The Chinese manufacturer claims back-contact Hi-MO 9 modules outperformed TOPCon counterparts in a six-month offshore test, showing higher power yield, better low-light performance, and lower operating temperatures.
Battery shortage intensifies as 100 Ah cells sell out into 2026
Orders for small-format 100 Ah cells now stretch into early 2026, with prices up more than 20% as demand outpaces capacity despite aggressive expansion by Chinese battery majors.
Chinese scientists build mini perovskite-silicon tandem solar module with 26.41% efficiency
A Chinese research team has developed a novel sandwich buffer layer that enhances carrier transport and efficiency in semi-transparent perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Minimodules incorporating this layer achieved efficiencies exceeding 26% while demonstrating both scalability and long-term stability.
Chinese suppliers solidify control of Europe’s home battery market
Chinese manufacturers now dominate Europe’s residential storage sector, capturing more than 80% of installations as European companies lose ground amid falling prices and weak policy support.
GoodWe unveils 50 kW string inverter for C&I projects in China
Chinese inverter and energy storage specialist GoodWe says its new 50 kW string inverter (C&I) supports up to 180% PV oversizing and operates below 50 decibels at full load.
Singapore, China to supply solar-plus-storage power from Indonesia
Singapore’s Equator Renewables Asia (ERA) and China’s CRE International Co. Ltd (CREI) will jointly develop a 900 MW solar and 1.2 GWh battery project in Indonesia, with 400 MW (AC) slated for export to Singapore.
PV power generation forecast technique for solar plants with missing data
Scientists in China have developed a novel missingness-aware power forecasting method that leverages signal decomposition, multi-scale covariate interaction, and multi-domain collaborative transfer learning. The approach reportedly improves average forecasting accuracy by 15.3%.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Energy China, PowerChina win Saudi EPC deals
Energy China and PowerChina have secured $4.3 billion of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for gigawatt-scale wind and solar projects in Saudi Arabia.
East and Southeast Asia’s solar pattern flips as La Niña develops
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Southern and Western China enjoyed above-average irradiance in September, while eastern parts of the country experienced wetter conditions.
