BIPV panels covering an entire building in Taiwan
The Sun Rock building is owned by Taiwan’s power utility Taipower. It was covered with 4,000 square meters of PV panels deployed by Dutch architectural firm MVRDV.
TSEC plans to raise solar cell, module production capacity to 1.5 GW
The Taiwanese solar manufacturer has raised US$22 million through a private placement of shares and will use the funds to support its solar capacity expansion plans.
Inventec Solar files for bankruptcy
Taiwanese module manufacturer Inventec Solar has accumulated about $70.2 million of debt.
TOPCon solar module tech from Taiwan
Taiwanese solar manufacturer Motech is expanding its TOPCon module capacity to meet rising demand. Its flagship product is a TOPCon 360 W panel with a power conversion efficiency of 21.1%.
Taiwan’s URE Corp deploys production line for M6, M8 solar modules
The new capacity is expected to meet domestic solar module demand, which the PV manufacturer expects will significantly increase in the second half of this year.
TSEC switches on new 500 MW solar cell production line
The new production line will enable the Taiwan-based manufacturer to produce larger and more powerful modules.
Taiwan’s Wushantou Dam to host 13.7 MW floating PV array
The floating plant will be deployed at the 20 MW Wushantou hydroelectric power dam operated by Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Corp, in Tainan city.
Big solar-plus-storage comes to Taiwan
Taiwanese module maker URE Corp is planning to link a 150 MW solar plant to a 15 MW/15 MWh storage facility.
Winaico launches full black module with output of 370 W
The module features a power conversion efficiency of 19.94% and a temperature coefficient of -0.35% per degree Celsius. The product is recommended for residential and commercial projects
Taiwan joins the gigafactory club
Taiwan Cement is planning to build a US$352 million EV battery factory in southern Taiwan. The 1.8 GW facility will produce high-charge-discharge nickel ternary batteries.
