GoodWe launches 125 kW/261 kWh all-in-one C&I battery
GoodWe has introduced a 125 kW/261 kWh all-in-one battery for commercial and industrial use in China, with applications spanning factories, farms, EV charging stations, commercial sites, and grid or off-grid systems.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Maxeon posts H1 net loss as US import ban hits sales
Maxeon Solar Technologies says its net loss widened to $65.5 million in the first half of 2025, while Power Construction Corp. of China launched a tender for 60 GW of fixed PV mounting systems for 2025-27.
China new energy storage capacity tops 100 GW, surpasses hydro
China’s installed energy storage capacity reached 164 GW by June 2025, according to the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA). More than 100 GW came from new energy storage excluding pumped hydro, driven by accelerating deployments and market shifts.
Chinese polysilicon prices stabilize after five-week 31% rally
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Packaging solar cells via glass-glass welding
A Chinese-Japanese research team has developed a new laser technology for the micro-welding of transparent and hard materials for solar cell packaging. The process is based on a silver ion solution that can reportedly achieve high-quality connections.
China new energy storage tops 100 GW as lithium overtakes pumped hydro
China’s new energy storage capacity exceeded 100 GW by June 2025, with total installations reaching 164.3 GW, surpassing pumped hydro additions amid accelerating deployments and changing market dynamics, according to the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA).
Don’t put off until tomorrow …
… what you can do today. PV and installation professionals should act now as module prices drop to new lows despite efficiency revisions.
Scientists build 42.01%-efficient indoor PV cell for self-powered devices
An international researc team has included an interlocked self-assembled monolayer in perovskite indoor PV to enhance its stability and durability. Fabricating cells, mini modules, and a prototype device of an electronic price tag, the novel structure was tested. It was found to exhibit a lifetime approaching 6,000 hours.
Advantage of back-contact solar modules in shading scenarios is limited to specific conditions, study finds
Researchers from Trina Solar and China’s Nanchang University claim to have verified that back-contact solar modules outperform TOPCon modules only when fewer than three cells in a substring are shaded. Their findings were published in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.
Jinko edges past Longi in first-half solar shipments as TOPCon dominates
InfoLink Consulting says global module shipments rose 10% to 247.9 GW in the first half of 2025, with JinkoSolar narrowly pushing past Longi and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) tech accounting for more than 94% of the total.
