A small automation and composites manufacturer, Fujian Haiyuan Composite Material Technology Co (ST Haiyuan) has entered into a framework agreement with Jiangsu Gaoyou Economic Development Zone in Gaoyou City, Jiangsu province China to build a 10GW high-efficiency solar cell and module assembly plant at cost of around US$1.6 billion.
Perovskite solar cell developer Oxford Photovoltaics (PV) has smashed its previous industry cell efficiency record for a tandem silicon heterojunction/perovskite solar cell, which has been certified by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at 29.52%.
China-based PV module manufacturer and PV project developer and operator, CECEP Solar Energy Co has started an initial phase of construction of an advanced solar cell facility as part of a new strategy to enter and become a major merchant cell producer with a total capacity of 50GW.
In this final episode of the Solar Media Podcast for 2020, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe reflect on the biggest stories of the year and gaze into their crystal balls for 2021.
LPKF Laser & Electronics has secured its first laser solar scribing system order from a CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) thin film customer worth around US$12.2 million.
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has added a further 6GW of future PV module assembly capacity expansions to its significant roster already announced in 2020.
Leading monocrystalline wafer producer, LONGi Green Energy (LONGi Group) has secured a minimum 270,000MT of polysilicon supply from Xinte Energy over a five-year period.
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar said that many of its senior management team have resigned positions in the NYSE listed JinkoSolar Holding Co ahead of the Chinese IPO of its main business unit, Jinko Solar Co (Jiangxi Jinko) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market).
