Modules

PV Tech can reveal the preliminary Top 5 solar module manufacturers in 2016, based as usual on final shipment guidance from third quarter financial results.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar has significantly missed its third quarter 2016 PV module shipment guidance range that makes meeting previous full-year shipment projections almost unattainable.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS said that previously upwardly revised shipment guidance would be retained for the full-year after reporting a 10.9% increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2016.

Leading ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has provided 140MW of PV Modules for the Minnesota North Star project.

The merger between Tesla and SolarCity has been approved by shareholders.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar reported lower third quarter total shipments as the slowdown in the domestic China market hit. As a result full year shipment guidance was also lowered.

SunSniffer is to launch its first junction boxes with the special monitoring sensor and a rapid shutdown function for solar modules.

JinkoSolar, JA Solar, Risen Energy, Wuxi Suntech and Sumec (Phono Solar) have been withdrawn from the EU’s Minimum Import Price (MIP) undertaking by the European Commission.

Direct ownership of solar panels is set to overtake leasing in 2017 for the first time since 2011, according to new analysis by GTM Research.

China-based N-type monocrystalline module manufacturer Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., (HT-SAAE) said that it’s ‘HIGHWAY’ PV modules (265 – 270W 60-cell) have gained TUV Rheinland’s ‘Ultimate Reliability Certification’.