LONGi has chosen to develop back-contact (BC) cells, again based on n-type technology, announcing plans to invest RMB3.92 billion (US$536 million) on production. Future cells will be based on the company’s HPBC ‘PRO’ high-efficiency technology, with roll-out expected to gradually commence from November 2024, reaching full capacity a year later.
Mining major Rio Tinto and Aboriginal energy partnership the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the development of solar and wind projects in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Solar inverter producer SolarEdge's revenue in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be about 20% lower than consensus due to cancellations and pushouts of existing backlog from European distributors.
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies' shipments in the third quarter could drop by about 23% quarter-on-quarter to only 622MW due to a reduced shipments to a US customer and a drop in demand in the global distributed generation (DG) market.