Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei plans 200,000 MT polysilicon factory
The new polysilicon factory will be located in Leshan City and will be built thanks to an investment of $2.1 billion.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Zhonghuan lowers wafer prices, Golden Glass sets up 1.2 GW HJT module line
Manufacturer Golden Glass is planning to set up a 1.2 GW heterojunction cell and module production line in Jiangsu province and Trina Solar and China Petrochemical Corp will work to reduce the carbon footprint of the latter’s gasoline stations.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: New solar glass factory in Jiangsu, Longi maintains wafer prices unchanged
Triumph Group is planning to build a $1.71 billion PV glass factory in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Longi has maintained unchanged the prices of its wafers for July.
First reactions to Biden’s US ban on solar imports from China’s Xinjiang province
The Biden Administration’s decision to ban solar imports from four Xinjiang-based polysilicon manufacturers has already raised concerns. One analyst warns of a “significant negative impact” across the U.S. solar industry.
‘Low-cost renewable hydrogen may already be in reach’
If the three record-busting low solar price tariffs recorded in the Middle East in the past 18 months are to be believed, renewables-powered hydrogen in prime sites in the region could already compete with gas-plus-CCS production, according to IRENA. Has the Gulf discovered the new petrol?
US government bans products from four Xinjiang-based solar manufacturers
The four manufacturers are Hoshine Silicon, Daqo, East Hope, and GCL New Energy Material.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Cumulative PV capacity tops 260 GW
Furthermore, Aikosolar is seeking funds to build two solar cell factories totaling 16.5 GW, and China Huaneng Group (CHN) wants to deploy a 2 GW plant including agrivoltaics, floating PV and solar facilities built on fishponds.
Jinko and JA Solar to invest $100m in 100,000-ton polysilicon fab
The two solar manufacturers will get priority access to polysilicon produced at the planned fab in Inner Mongolia, which developer Xinte Energy has said will be fully operational by June 2023.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: 50 GW wafer factory commissioned in Qinghai province
Furthermore, Zhonghuan Semiconductor has slightly reduced its wafer prices, while Longi has maintained them unchanged. Flat Glass is raising funds to support the construction of a new glass factory with a total annual capacity of 750,000 metric tons.
US Congress urges Border Patrol action on forced labor allegations
Members of the U.S. Congress have called on the Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Troy Miller, to take immediate action regarding polysilicon products entering the United States from Xinjiang, China.
