TAILG unveils two-wheelers powered by sodium-ion batteries
China-based TAILG has revealed its new sodium-ion battery technology. The company’s luxury e-bikes will be the first to feature its sodium-ion batteries, and they will initially be available in China.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei unveils $4 billion upstream investment
Tongwei has revealed a new upstream investment plan in Inner Mongolia, while China Huadian has completed its latest 2023 central procurement round, securing 8.95 GW of PV panel products from JA Solar, Astronergy, Das Solar, Trina Solar, and Longi.
SOFAR powers 300 MW of utility-scale PV in China
China’s SOFAR has supplied more than 1,300 units of its SOFAR 255KTL-HV string inverters for a 300 MW utility-scale solar project in Gansu, China. The desert PV plant is one of several ongoing projects that SOFAR is working on in partnership with PowerChina.
Vaysunic launches hybrid photovoltaic water heater
The Chinese manufacturer says that its new V series heaters can use either PV or AC grid power. It can also be controlled and monitored via WiFi.
Vaysunic releases new microinverters
Chinese manufacturer Vaysunic New Energy has developed eight versions of its VM microinverters. Their AC output power ranges from 600 W to 1,000 W.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-November PV installations hit 163.8 GW
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says the nation installed 163 GW of solar in the first 10 months of this year, bringing it to nearly 560 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity by the end of November.
Mibet launches floating PV array system for offshore applications
Mibet, a Chinese mounting system supplier, says its new G5 product is capable of withstanding wind gusts of more than 60 meters per second. It uses high density polyethylene floats and aluminum alloy support legs.
Longi announces 27.09% efficiency for heterojunction back contact solar cell
Longi has announced the achievement of 27.09% efficiency for its heterojunction back contact (HBC) solar cell, a result that has been confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH).
Control tech for modular gravity storage
A group of researchers in China has developed an energy management system for modular gravity storage. Compared to single block gravity storage, the modular counterpart offers more flexibility in output power, ease of mass production of related equipment and better flexibility in the selection of weights.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: GCL Group plans 2 GW perovskite PV panel factory
GCL Group has announced plans to build China’s first gigawatt-scale perovskite solar module factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It said in November that its 1 m x 2 m perovskite single-junction modules had reached a power conversion efficiency of 18.04%.
